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Informationen zum Autor Colleen J. McElroy Klappentext Gifted travel writer, poet, professor of English, and insightful observer of human nature, Colleen McElroy journeyed to Madagascar to undertake a Fulbright research project exploring Malagasy oral traditions and myths. In Over the Lip of the World she depicts with equal verve the various storytelling traditions of the island and her own adventures in trying to find and record them. McElroy's tale of an African American woman's travels among the people of Madagascar is told with wit, insight, and humor. Throughout it she interweaves English translations of Malagasy stories of heroism and morality, royalty and commoners, love and revenge, and the magic of tricksters and shapechangers. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 ...
