Tales of Amadou Koumba

By Birago Diop

Book Overview

188pages. 17x11x2cm. Broché. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0194282147
• ISBN13: 9780194282147
• Release Date: January 1966
• Publisher: Oxford, London
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Impressive endeavor

Although the English version was a little labored, I found the folk tales to be extremely well written (or rendered, since they're taken from an oral tradition). It was refreshing to sort of look at Senegalese literature without being hampered by the lens of the novel.

very informative of senegalese culture/excellent style

The french original version is written with an incredible command of the language.Altogether, the book is a good source of information about senegalese culture(belief, values, behavior etc.)and a reference for studying the West African tale.