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- catalog abstract "In this book Zora Neale Hurston records the voices of ordinary people and pays tribute to the richness of Black vernacular--its crisp self-awareness, singular wit, and improvisational wordplay. These folk-tales reflect the joys and sorrows of the African-American experience, celebrate the redemptive power of storytelling, and showcase the continuous presence in America of the Africanized language that flourishes to this day.".
- catalog contributor b12335048.
- catalog contributor b12335049.
- catalog created "c2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "c2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2001.".
- catalog description "Foreword / by John Edgar Wideman -- Introduction / by Carla Kaplan -- A note to the reader -- Negro folk-tales from the Gulf States -- [ch.] 1. God tales -- [ch.] 2 . Preacher tales -- [ch.] 3. Devil tales -- [ch.] 4. Witch and hant tales -- [ch.] 5. Heaven tales -- [ch.] 6. John and Massa tales -- [ch.] 7. Tall tales -- [ch.] 8. Neatest trick tales -- [ch.] 9. Mistaken identity tales -- [ch.] 10. Fool tales -- [ch.] 11. Woman tales -- [ch.] 12. School tales -- [ch.] 13. Miscellaneous tales -- [ch.] 14. Talking animal tales -- [ch.] 15. Animal tales -- Appendix 1. -- Appendix 2. -- Appendix 3. "Stories Kossula told me."".
- catalog description "In this book Zora Neale Hurston records the voices of ordinary people and pays tribute to the richness of Black vernacular--its crisp self-awareness, singular wit, and improvisational wordplay. These folk-tales reflect the joys and sorrows of the African-American experience, celebrate the redemptive power of storytelling, and showcase the continuous presence in America of the Africanized language that flourishes to this day.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references.".
- catalog extent "xxxiv, 279 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0060188936 (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "c2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : HarperCollins,".
- catalog subject "398.2/089/96073 21".
- catalog subject "African Americans Folklore.".
- catalog subject "GR111.A47 H83 2001".
- catalog tableOfContents "Foreword / by John Edgar Wideman -- Introduction / by Carla Kaplan -- A note to the reader -- Negro folk-tales from the Gulf States -- [ch.] 1. God tales -- [ch.] 2 . Preacher tales -- [ch.] 3. Devil tales -- [ch.] 4. Witch and hant tales -- [ch.] 5. Heaven tales -- [ch.] 6. John and Massa tales -- [ch.] 7. Tall tales -- [ch.] 8. Neatest trick tales -- [ch.] 9. Mistaken identity tales -- [ch.] 10. Fool tales -- [ch.] 11. Woman tales -- [ch.] 12. School tales -- [ch.] 13. Miscellaneous tales -- [ch.] 14. Talking animal tales -- [ch.] 15. Animal tales -- Appendix 1. -- Appendix 2. -- Appendix 3. "Stories Kossula told me."".
- catalog title "Every tongue got to confess : Negro folk-tales from the Gulf states / Zora Neale Hurston ; foreword by John Edgar Wideman ; edited and with an introduction by Carla Kaplan.".
- catalog type "Folklore. fast".
- catalog type "text".