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Dianne Stewart (born 4 March 1952) is a South African author who has published over 40 books for adults and for children. [1] She writes in English, and her books have been translated both into African languages, including Xhosa, [2] Zulu, [3] Sotho, [4] and Afrikaans, [5] and European languages, including French, [6] Spanish, [7] and Swedish.
The Black Cloth (French title Le Pagne Noir: Contes Africains) is a collection of African folk tales by Bernard Binlin Dadié. It was first published in 1955, in French; an English translation by Karen C. Hatch was published in 1987.
The Cow-Tail Switch, and Other West African Stories by Harold Courlander is a collection of West African folk tales about men and animals, kings, warriors, and farmers. First published in 1947, it was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1948.
Other Buganda folktales include the story of Walukaga the blacksmith, Mpobe the hunter, and Kasanke the little red bird. [10] [11] Folktales in Buganda are also about hares, leopards, rabbits and other animals that live in the wild and one of the famous folk stories is about wango and wakayima. Wango is a leopard while wakayima is a rabbit.
The Child with a Moon on his Chest is a South African folktale from the Sotho people. It is related to the cycle of the Calumniated Wife , and is classified in the international Aarne-Thompson-Uther Index as tale type ATU 707, " The Three Golden Children ".
South African Folklore originates from an oral, historical tradition. [1] It is rooted in the region's landscape [2] with animals [3] – and the animal kingdom – playing a dominant role. [4] Some of the subjects covered include: plant life taking on a human form, women being married to gods, messages being delivered by thunder.
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The Palm-Wine Drinkard was followed by My Life in the Bush of Ghosts in 1954 and then several other books in which Tutuola continued to explore Yoruba traditions and folklore, although none of the subsequent works managed to match the success of The Palm Wine Drinkard. His 1958 work, The Brave African Huntress, was illustrated by Ben Enwonwu. [15]