Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales
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"We hope this audiobook will be enjoyed by people of all ages across the globe, increasing awareness of Africa's rich cultures while creating a better future for South Africa's most vulnerable children," said ANSA Executive Director Sharon Gelman.In his original foreword for the folktales, Nelson Mandela wrote, "It is my wish that the voice of the storyteller may never die in Africa, that all the children of the world may experience the wonder of books." The audiobook brings his vision full circle, as these timeless tales return to the oral tradition to be heard around the world.
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Nelson Mandela. (2009). Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales. Unabridged Hachette Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Nelson Mandela. 2009. Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales. Hachette Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Nelson Mandela, Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales. Hachette Audio, 2009.
MLA Citation (style guide)Nelson Mandela. Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales. Unabridged Hachette Audio, 2009.
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November 1, 2002
Nobel Peace laureate Mandela understandably gets top billing here, but this collection of short fables compiles writings and translations by numerous authors and features illustrations by a diverse collection of artists. Together, the tales and their accompanying artwork create a patchwork of legends drawn from all over the African continent, from Morocco to Kenya to Swaziland. Snakes with seven heads and Zulu tricksters are found here, as well as various creation myths and a Kenyan lion (with the familiar name of Simba) who teaches a cunning hyena a lesson. The colorful birds, giant elephants and mischievous children populating the volume teach sometimes cryptic lessons about obedience, perseverance, cooperation and the simple strangeness of life. In one story, the children of an East African village must destroy a beautiful and enchanting bird that has brought bad luck to the surrounding countryside. In another, a courageous girl frees a prince from the spell that made him a python. In tales such as these, the dream-like, unpredictable symbology and sometimes cruel morality of myths resonate, and, in Mandela's words, the "gritty essence of Africa" shines through in stories with universal themes.
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