Code: 10788055

Folktales and Other Stories from the Edge of the Great Thirst

Name: Folktales and Other Stories from the Edge of the Great Thirst
Brand: iUniverse
SKU: 10788055
Price: 13.10 EUR
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by Bhekumuzi Wuyane

Language: English
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 214
Publisher: iUniverse, 2015
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As Bhekumuzi Wuyane perches himself on the great local dome of Dombodema, he is approached by an elderly African storyteller who begins telling him about life in a harsh environment at the edge of the Kalahari Desert. Amid a backdrop filled with cunning animals, strong women, feared and adored leaders, and lovers and sworn enemies, the man relays tales of the three great kingdoms that will eventually transform Wuyane and teach him valuable life lessons.

In his collection of twenty folk tales derived from that experience, Wuyane weaves the African man's stories with others, both old and new, to emphasize the rapidly fading art of passing down messages through folklore. As animals and people struggle both together and separately to overcome their challenges and survive in the desert, leadership styles, a variety of emotions, and good and evil intentions are revealed, illustrating the deeper meaning in every story told within the African culture. When the tales conclude, Wuyane meets with the older man once again, relating the treasured messages he has learned.

Folktales and Other Stories from the Edge of the Great Thirst is a collection of stories with strong and timeless morals that will appeal to both current and future generations interested in fulfilling their visions.