Gassire's Lute;
a West African epic.
Translated and adapted by Alta Jablow. Illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon.

Description

Main Author

Jablow, Alta.

Related Names

Dillon, Diane.
Dillon, Leo.

Language(s)

English ; German

Published

New York, E. P. Dutton [1971]

Edition

[1st ed.]

Subjects

Folklore > Folklore / Africa, West.

Summary

An epic poem from the West African Sudan recounts the fall of the city-state of Wagadu due to a noble warrior's vanity and determination to become his people's first bard.

Note

Based on the German text in L. Frobenius' Atlantis (1921-28) v. 6.

Physical Description

47 p. col. illus., col. map. 25 cm.

ISBN

0525303553

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