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Anancy Mek It

2003 Juvenile Fiction
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Release : 2003
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
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Book Rating : 344/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Anancy Mek It by : Peter-Paul Zahl

Download or read book Anancy Mek It written by Peter-Paul Zahl. This book was released on 2003. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by award-winning children's author Peter-Paul Zahl, this collection of bedtime stories captures the wide appeal of the folklore character Anancy and places him in easily identifiable stories which will appeal to children and adults alike. Opening with the introductory tale of 'How Anancy Stories Came About', the eighteen stories included here capture the fun of growing up in Jamaica, and will make for exciting and thoughtful bedtime reading.

The Caribbean Story Finder

2017-11-02 Social Science
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Release : 2017-11-02
Genre : Social Science
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Book Rating : 041/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Caribbean Story Finder by : Sharon Barcan Elswit

Download or read book The Caribbean Story Finder written by Sharon Barcan Elswit. This book was released on 2017-11-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Caribbean islands have a vibrant oral folklore. In Jamaica, the clever spider Anansi, who outsmarts stronger animals, is a symbol of triumph by the weak over the powerful. The fables of the foolish Juan Bobo, who tries to bring milk home in a burlap bag, illustrate facets of traditional Puerto Rican life. Conflict over status, identity and power is a recurring theme--in a story from Trinidad, a young bull, raised by his mother in secret, challenges his tyrannical father who has killed all the other males in the herd. One in a series of folklore reference guides by the author, this volume shares summaries of 438 tales--some in danger of disappearing--retold in English and Creole from West African, European, and slave indigenous cultures in 24 countries and territories. Tales are grouped in themed sections with a detailed subject index and extensive links to online sources.

Bre'r Anancy and the Magic Pot

2012-07-01 Fiction
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Release : 2012-07-01
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 749/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Bre'r Anancy and the Magic Pot by : V. S. Russell

Download or read book Bre'r Anancy and the Magic Pot written by V. S. Russell. This book was released on 2012-07-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jamaican Folk Stories are exemplified through the “keen and cunny Ashanti (West African) Spider God Anancy, but many Jamaicans know and love him as the trickify little spider man who speaks with a lisp and live by his wits, who is both comic and sinister, the hero and villain of Jamaican folk stories.”-The Hon Louise Bennett-Coverly. OJ“Bre'r Anancy and the Magic Pot" is another one of those witty tales that shows us that our human weakness and deceit can destroy us, because of our greed and stupidity, or by putting our trust and confidence in the wrong people and things. This scenario is ever so argued and according to Ms. Lou, “Anancy shows in his stories the survival tactics employed by the weak in society in order to combat the strong.” While for many more, “Anancy is just a lazy, lying, deceitful and envious, down-right wicked, good-for-nothing creature; nevertheless everyone agrees he is a loveable rascal.”

Broughtupsy

2024-01-23 Fiction
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Release : 2024-01-23
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 772/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Broughtupsy by : Christina Cooke

Download or read book Broughtupsy written by Christina Cooke. This book was released on 2024-01-23. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ms., A Must-Read Book Cosmopolitan, A Best New Book of January Nylon, A Best Book of the Month Named a Most Anticipated Book by Elle, Goodreads, Write or Die, Electric Literature, Literary Hub, Lambda Literary Review, Bookshop, and LGBTQ Reads Akúa is returning home to Jamaica for the first time in ten years. Her younger brother has died suddenly, and Akúa hopes to reconnect with her estranged older sister, Tamika. Over three fateful weeks, the sisters visit significant places from their childhood where Akúa spreads her brother’s ashes. But time spent with Tamika only seems to make apparent how different they are and how alone Akúa feels. Then Akúa meets Jayda, a brash stripper who reveals a different side of Kingston. As the two women grow closer, Akúa is forced to confront the difficult reality of being gay in a deeply religious family, and what it means to be a gay woman in Jamaica. Her trip comes to a frenzied and dangerous end, but not without a glimmer of hope of how to be at peace with her sister—and herself. By turns diasporic family saga, bildungsroman, and terse sexual awakening, Broughtupsy asks: What are we willing to do for family, and what are we willing to do to feel at home?

Jamaica Anansi Stories

2020-09-28 Fiction
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Release : 2020-09-28
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 057/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Jamaica Anansi Stories by : Collected by Martha Warren Beckwith

Download or read book Jamaica Anansi Stories written by Collected by Martha Warren Beckwith. This book was released on 2020-09-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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