Talk That Talk
Subtitle: An Anthology of African-American Storytelling
Contributors: Linda Goss (Editor); Marian E. Barnes (Editor); Henry Louis, Jr. Gates (Introduction)
Publisher: Tandem Library
Published: November 1989
Language: eng
Format: Unknown Binding
ISBN-13: 9781417739769
Subjects: Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - General; Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Lifest; Folklore & Mythology; Literature - Classics / Criticism
First sentence: The encounter between African languages (Yoruba, Igbo, Twi, Kikongo, and many others) and Western languages (French, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, English) was perhaps the most subtle and most complex aspect of the cultural confrontation that the African slaves faced in the New World.