African Myths (The World's Greatest Myths and Legends)

This collection offers a selection of tales of the gods, creation stories, trickster adventures, animal fables and stories which amuse and teach. Olukun’s Revenge, from the Yoruba people of west Africa, to The Story of the Glutton, from the Bantu-speaking peoples of east Africa, all are brought together with the aim of providing an insight into the boundless and vibrant world of African myth. Many of these tales are recorded faithfully by some of the first to put them to paper. Pub Date: 2019 Format: Paperback with BW illus. Edited by J.K. Jackson Pages: 480 pp. Size: 5.12 x 7.75 inches ISBN: 9781787552746