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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791419303321

Autore

Vakunta Peter W

Titolo

Grassfields stories from Cameroon / / Peter W. Vakunta

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mankon, Bamenda, : Langaa Research & Pub. CIG, 2008

ISBN

1-283-19808-8

9786613198082

9956-715-90-5

9956-715-07-7

9956-615-63-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (105 pages)

Soggetti

Tales - Cameroon

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Short stories and folk tales.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; 1. Marriage Of Convenience; 2. Libation; 3. King of the Skies; 4. Charlatan; 5. The Ordeal; 6. Banga; 7. Bobee-Tree; 8. Lord of the Harem; 9. Afoa-Kom; 10. The Green Card; Notes; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Grassfields Stories from Cameroon is an anthology of short stories. It comprises animal trickster tales, bird survival tales, and human-interest stories. The compendium is a reflection of the mores, cultures, and value systems of the indigenous peoples of the Northwest Province of Cameroon. It is motivated by the author's keen interest in the preservation of Cameroonian oral traditions in written form. These stories deal with the day-to-day life of the sedentary and the globe-trotter. Each story is sufficient onto itself. The author has intentionally avoided chronology in the order of presenta