Nelson Mandela’s Favorite African Folktales
The tales Mandela grew up with, gathered from across the continent and retold for a new generation of readers
Mandela gathered thirty-two tales from across Africa, the trickster stories, fables and myths he grew up with, and had them retold by leading writers and illustrated in full colour. He saw the collection as a way of passing an oral tradition to children who might otherwise lose it. Warm and beautifully made, it is his gift to a generation he wanted to inherit the continent’s stories.
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