A collection of stories recalled from the author's childhood in Martinique. Folktales with a twist, fairy tales with attitude, these stories are told in a language as savoury as the spicy food so lovingly evoked within these pages.
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A collection of stories recalled from the author's childhood in Martinique. Folktales with a twist, fairy tales with attitude, these stories are told in a language as savoury as the spicy food so lovingly evoked within these pages.
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Add this copy of Creole Folktales-Op/69 to cart. $15.97, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austell, GA, UNITED STATES, published 1995 by New Press.
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Very Good jacket. New York. 1994. New Press. 1st American Edition. Previous Owner's Name Penned in Front, Otherwise Very Good in Dustjacket. 1565841859. Translated from the French by Linda Coverdale. 113 pages. hardcover. keywords: Caribbean Martinique Literature Translated World Literature. DESCRIPTION-In this unusual collection of stories and fables, 1992 Goncourt prize-winner Patrick Chamoiseau re-creates in truly magical language the stories he heard as a child in Martinique in his first book to be published in the U.S. Included are delightfully coarse and lively folktales incorporating European and African motifs and stories apparently handed down from the time of slavery. In one, ‘Ti-Jean Horizon, ' the eponymous hero repeatedly outwits his Beke (white) master, as does Conquering John in African American tales. Others warn of the danger of foolish behavior, as in ‘Nanie-Rosette the Belly-Slave, ' of whom the storyteller remarks ‘Quite a pretty name for a disaster with an abyss for a stomach, a riverbed for a throat. In short, Nanie-Rosette loved to eat, oh yes. ' Her gluttony leads to her downfall at the hands of a devil. The lyric language here is often bawdy, even in a uniquely Martinique variant of the Cinderella tale. Witty asides enrich these fables and allegories, though their protagonists are poor, enslaved people striving to survive in a politically hostile world. The stories have a contemporary edge that transcends their colonial roots. inventory #35302.
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Very Good jacket. New York. 1994. New Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 1565841859. Translated from the French by Linda Coverdale. 113 pages. hardcover. keywords: Caribbean Martinique Literature Translated World Literature. DESCRIPTION-In this unusual collection of stories and fables, 1992 Goncourt prize-winner Patrick Chamoiseau re-creates in truly magical language the stories he heard as a child in Martinique in his first book to be published in the U.S. Included are delightfully coarse and lively folktales incorporating European and African motifs and stories apparently handed down from the time of slavery. In one, ‘Ti-Jean Horizon, ' the eponymous hero repeatedly outwits his Beke (white) master, as does Conquering John in African American tales. Others warn of the danger of foolish behavior, as in ‘Nanie-Rosette the Belly-Slave, ' of whom the storyteller remarks ‘Quite a pretty name for a disaster with an abyss for a stomach, a riverbed for a throat. In short, Nanie-Rosette loved to eat, oh yes. ' Her gluttony leads to her downfall at the hands of a devil. The lyric language here is often bawdy, even in a uniquely Martinique variant of the Cinderella tale. Witty asides enrich these fables and allegories, though their protagonists are poor, enslaved people striving to survive in a politically hostile world. The stories have a contemporary edge that transcends their colonial roots. inventory #25466.
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