Indaba, my children / Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mutwa, Credo Vusa'mazulu, 1921-2020.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tales--Africa.

Tales.

Zulu (African people).

Folklore.

Africa.

Bantu-speaking peoples--Folklore.

Bantu-speaking peoples.

Zulu (African people)--Folklore.

Genre:

Folklore.

Physical Description:

xxi, 696 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

First American edition.

Other Title:

Subtitle on cover: African folk tales

Place of Publication:

New York : Grove Press, [1999?]

Summary:

As a young man, Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa, a Zulu from the South African province of Natal, was determined to follow in the footsteps of his grandfather and become a tribal historian in order to keep the rich oral tradition of his culture alive. In this book, begun in response to the injustices against Africans and their culture, he sets these legends down in writing. He begins with the creation myth, when Ninavanhu-Ma, the Great Mother, created the human race. From there, an epic unfolds, an intricate and vivid cultural tapestry populated by gods and mortals, cattle herders and supreme kings, witch doctors, lovers, grave diggers, warriors, and handmaidens. The story continues all the way up to the colonial era, when a Portuguese Kapitanoh and his crew arrive on the African shore. Indaba, My Children is a classic and indispensable resource for anyone interested in the cultural life of Africa and the human experience as it is filtered into myth.

Notes:

Originally published: Johannesburg, South Africa : Blue Crane Books, 1964.

ISBN:

0802136044

OCLC:

39914427