Storytelling in Northern Zambia: Theory, Method, Practice and Other Necessary Fictions

by Robert Cancel and Mark Turin

Book Overview

Storytelling plays an important part in the vibrant cultural life of Zambia and in many other communities across Africa. This innovative book provides a collection and analysis of oral narrative traditions as practiced by five Bemba-speaking ethnic groups in Zambia. The integration of newly digitalised audio and video recordings into the text enables the reader to encounter the storytellers themselves and hear their narratives as they were recounted...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1013284429
• ISBN13: 9781013284427
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Saint Philip Street Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.5" x 11.0"