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African Folktales by Paul Radin, James J. Sweeney is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is African Folktales about?
A representative collection of eighty-one myths and folktales chosen from the oral tradition of the peoples of Africa south of the Sahara. Originally published in 1964. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of
Who reads African Folktales?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Paul Radin, James J. Sweeney
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Published
- 1970
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780691017624
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- History, Short Stories, Literary Criticism
- Rating
- 3.79 / 5 (177 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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