Title: West Africa and the Sahel
Description: "Beginning with African kingdoms dating six centuries or more before colonialism and independence, the volume gathers 132 texts—stories, songs, letters, drama, oral history, diaries, and historical documents—each with a readable authoritative headnote explaining its cultural and historical contexts. A general introduction provides an overview of West African cultural and literary history, including the brilliant and diverse traditions of women’s oral literatures."
Subjects: Oral tradition, Literary collections, West African literature, Folk literature, Sources, Women authors, Women, History, Africa, west, literatures, African literature, women authors, African Folk literature, Translations into English
Places: West Africa