Oral Epics from Africa
Johnson, John William / Hale, Thomas A. / Belcher, Stephen
The editors... must be congratulated... Long live the Africanstorytellers!" -- Africa Today
"It is difficult toimagine a more practical introduction to contemporary African epic than thisanthology... no other single volume comprehends the full scope of African epic (asopposed to praise poetry) the way this one does.... The stories are engaging, andthe free-verse translations are surprisingly readable.... Recommended for allacademic collections...