Tales from Southern Africa
by Jordan, A. C. (translator)
- Used
- Condition
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- ISBN 10
- 0868522295
- ISBN 13
- 9780868522296
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(Johannesburg: Ad Donker, 2004) 0868522295. With a foreword by Z Pallo Jordan, and introduction and commentaries by Harold Scheub. 220 x 150 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. 262. Fine condition. "The spirit of Xhosa society was enshrined in an oral tradition through which, from generation to generation, the community transmitted its customs, values, and norms. The poet and the storyteller stood at the centre of this tradition, as the community's chroniclers, entertainers, and collective conscience. Xhosa novelist and critic A C Jordan was an enthusiastic observer of the customs and history of his people, particularly of the oral narrative performances he witnessed first as a child, and later during his many journeys throughout South Africa. Now, when traditional storytellers, and the oral tradition itself, have almost been lost to us, Jordan's vivid written translations and versions of some of the best-loved Xhosa folks tales, with their heroes and monsters, children lost and found, wayward adolescents and their rites of passage, are a celebration of the vibrant heart of the culture. Tales from Southern Africa was first published in America in 1973; this is the first South African edition." .
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- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13075
- Title
- Tales from Southern Africa
- Author
- Jordan, A. C. (translator)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0868522295
- ISBN 13
- 9780868522296
- Publisher
- (Johannesburg: Ad Donker, 2004) 0868522295
- Place of Publication
- Johannesburg
- This edition first published
- 2004
- Keywords
- Archibald Campbell Jordan. Pallo Jordan. Xhosa. Oral Tradition. Stories. Tales. Legends. Eastern Cape. Transkei Eastern Cape
- Bookseller catalogs
- Eastern Cape;
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Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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Port Elizabeth
About Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Christison Rare Books operates as a mail order business, based in Port Elizabeth. We are members of IOBA and SABDA. Whereas we stock thousands of books on a wide variety of subjects, our focus has always been on SE Africa - its peoples, wildlife and history. The store is managed by Lindsay Christison. Although we do not run an open book shop, prospective customers who would like to examine items described in our on-line list of stock are welcome to make an appointment.
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