num_pages: 112
description: A spicy mix of folktales from the author's childhood in Martinique includes cheeky urchins, wicked hags, deceitful suitors, and ravenous devils, and reflects the struggle of slaves in a colonized land and a longing for the simple joys in life.
language: English
title: Creole Folktales
titlecomplete: Creole Folktales
genres: Fiction, France, Short Stories, Folk Tales, Literature, Mythology, Folklore, Africa
ratings_count: 131
series: Contes des sages
publisher: The New Press