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With wit, insight, and humor, Colleen McElroy tells of her journey to Madagascar for a Fulbright research project exploring Malagasy oral traditions and myths. Throughout, she interweaves traditional Malagasy stories.
List of contents
Illustrations
Introduction
The Tapestry of Languages in Translation
Selected Bibliography
AND ALL THE TOWNS BETWEEN
How Stories Came to Be: three views
Origins of Myths, Alphonse Raharison
Tapasiry: Tales from the South, Aurelien de Moussa Behavira
The Oral Tradition, Ernest Rakotosalama
UNDER SOUTHERN SKIES: MEMOIRS OF TOLIARA
Papango Fito Loha: Seven-headed Hawk
Just Head
Babaky: Squash Boy
TRAFFIC IN SALT COUNTRY
The Three Brothers
Two Girls and the Old Woman
Rafaravavy and Randrianoro
SPIRITS OF WATER, SPIRITS OF LAKES
The Legend of Tritriva
Rafara: Girl of the Waters
ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS
Raharinora and Randriantsara
Faralahy Mahery: Strong Youngest Son
Ravolamamba and Tsaramiamby
PEOPLE OF THE HIGHLANDS; PEOPLE OF THE LONG VALLEYS; PEOPLE OF THE THORNS
It Was There But Goes By Quickly (hiragasy)
Moonlight poem by Mme. Madeline
Water: The Source of Life poem by Mme. Madeline
The Way to Say Farewell poem by M. Ernest
Each Day Now Breaks poem by M. Rado
Afrika! poem by M. Rado
Maliciousness poem by M. Rado
Nostalgia poem by M. Rado
TURNING THE BONES
Andriananahary (Zanahary) sy Andriantompo: The Lord Who Creates and the Lord Who Owns
THE LIGHT STILL SHINES TOMORROW
The Rite of Bathing the King
Jadan'Ikoto
Jaotombo, The Fisherman
ONLY THE SEA BEYOND
Betombokoantsoro: The Monster
Index
About the author
Colleen J. McElroy
Summary
Tells the journey of a travel writer and poet to Madagascar for a Fulbright research project, this book explores Malagasy oral traditions and myths. It is interweaved with traditional Malagasy stories and captures the sights, sounds, tastes, smells, and feel of every area of the travels.
