Chronicles of Ori : an African epic / Harmonia Rosales.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rosales, Harmonia, 1984- author, illustrator.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mythology, African.

Mythology, African--Pictorial works.

Mythology, Yoruba.

Mythology, Yoruba--Pictorial works.

Orishas.

Nigeria, Southwest--Folklore.

Nigeria, Southwest.

Genre:

folk tales.

Myths.

Folk tales.

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

[xi], 288 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., [2025]

Summary:

"A sweeping personal retelling of African myths illustrated throughout with Rosales's...artwork"--Back cover.

In Chronicles of Ori, her debut book, Harmonia Rosales retells the African myths she has long treasured, crafting an enthralling epic that spans the birth of the universe to the modern world of colonialism and resistance. She writes of the powerful, temperamental deities called the Orishas; of the founding of Yorubaland by the shrewd leader Oduduwa; of the young heroine Eve, born in a time of violence and despair, who would help her people regain their past splendor; and of shimmering serpents and monstrous shadows who stalk the lands of mortals. At the center of these linked tales is the bond, sometimes fraying, between the Orishas and the humans who worship them. It was the Orishas who made humans, and who gave them their most precious resource: their Oris, or destinies. Vividly brought to life by Rosales's artwork, Chronicles of Ori will enlighten and delight readers for years to come.

ISBN:

9781324111115

1324111119

OCLC:

1492195840