Talk That Talk
Subtitle: An Anthology of African-American Storytelling
Publisher: Touchstone
Published: November 15, 1989
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 528
ISBN-13: 9780671671686
Subjects: Folklore; Myths & mythology; Tales; Folklore & Mythology; Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - General; Literature - Classics / Criticism; Miscellanea; Literature: Folklore/Mythology; History; Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Lifest; Social Science / African-American Studies; Social Science / Folklore & Mythology; Social Science-Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - General; Social Science-Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Lifest; African Americans; United States
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.