Harold Courlander (1908–1996)
Autor(a) de The Cow-Tail Switch and Other West African Stories
About the Author
Harold Courlander (1914-1996) wrote many well-regarded books about the traditions, lore, and oral literature of various peoples in Africa. His works include The Fourth World of the Hopis, Tales of the Yoruba Gods and Heroes, The African, and The Son of the Leopard
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Obras de Harold Courlander
The Fourth World of the Hopis: The Epic Story of the Hopi Indians as Preserved in Their Legends and Traditions (1971) 211 cópias
A Treasury of Afro-American Folklore: The Oral Literature, Traditions, Recollections, Legends, Tales, Songs, Religious… (1976) 207 cópias
The Crest and The Hide: And Other African Stories of Heroes, Chiefs, Bards, Hunters, Sorcerers, and Common People (1981) 19 cópias
Caribbean folk music. Vol. 1 2 cópias
Kantchil's Lime Pit 1 exemplar(es)
Fourth World of the Hopis (The) 1 exemplar(es)
Music of Ethiopia : Etnich folkways Library : EFL 405 1 exemplar(es)
On recognizing the human species (The One Nation library) 1 exemplar(es)
Negro folk music of Alabama -- Secular, Vol. 1 1 exemplar(es)
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Conhecimento Comum
- Nome padrão
- Courlander, Harold
- Data de nascimento
- 1908-09-18
- Data de falecimento
- 1996-03-15
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
- Local de falecimento
- Bethesda, Maryland, USA
- Causa da morte
- emphysema
- Locais de residência
- Bethesda, Maryland, USA
- Educação
- University of Michigan (BA|1931)
Columbia University - Ocupação
- novelist
folklorist
anthropologist
editor - Organizações
- Ethnic Folkways Library
Office of War Information
Voice of America - Premiações
- Guggenheim Fellowship
Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal Nomination (1979)
American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults (1969)
Newberry Honor Medal (1948)
Membros
Resenhas
Great book to read about the common legends and history of the Hopi Indians
This is a photocopy of the book. The Cow-Tail Switch, and Other West African Stories by Harold Courlander is a collection of West African folk tales about men and animals, kings, warriors, and farmers. First published in 1947, it was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1948.
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- Obras
- 44
- Also by
- 5
- Membros
- 1,388
- Popularidade
- #18,519
- Avaliação
- 4.0
- Resenhas
- 12
- ISBNs
- 68
- Idiomas
- 1
- Favorito
- 1
First published in 1947, it was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1948.