Senegalesische Fabeln as dem Lande der Serer N'Dut

Title

en_US Senegalesische Fabeln as dem Lande der Serer N'Dut

Description

en_US This is a hardbound book (hard cover)

en_US Language note: German

en_US 1. Auflage

en_US Aus dem Französischen übertragen von Liselotte Bernard

Creator

en_US Claude Diène aus Mont-Rolland See all items with this value

Contributor

en_US Diène, Claude

Date

2016-01-25T20:04:50Z

en_US 1995-07

en_US 1977

Date Available

2016-01-25T20:04:50Z

Date Issued

en_US 1977

Abstract

en_US There are ten local stories here. The book situates them in two different contexts that I as reader find engaging. The first context is lively contact between Catholic rural groups in both Southern Germany and Senegal. Visits to Senegal led to the interest in these stories. There was an apparent effort in Senegalese schools to have children learn the old stories from their grandparents and bring them to school. Here are some of the results. The second context is Senegal itself. Pages 53-64 are like a section of a tourist's introduction to the country, its climate, population, history, and food. I read several of the stories. They seem to me more folklore than fable. The first story may avoid magic best. It is a story of one wife who tricks another into falling into a tree. There she has and raises her child until a young archer finds her and sees to her release. Other stories move further into witchcraft and magic, I believe. The black-and-white art is wonderfully lively. It is particularly remarkable for its use of beautiful stripes. I have the feeling that this book comes out of a fresher time in Africa. Hopes were easier, and creating an international book was more achievable.

Identifier

en_US 7313 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/82585

Language

en_US ger

Publisher

en_US Landesvorstand der Katholischen Landjugendbewegung Bayerns

en_US Munich

Subject

en_US GR352.7.S46 1977 See all items with this value

en_US Senegal See all items with this value

en_US Title Page Scanned See all items with this value

Type

en_US Book, Whole