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9781453539033: THE MAGIC POT: Nansi Stories From The Caribbean
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ISBN 10: 1453539034 ISBN 13: 9781453539033
Editorial: Xlibris, Corp., 2010

Sinopsis

This book comprises a collection of fify-five popular folk stories from Guyana and other countries of the Caribbean region. The starring charachter in all of them in Nansi whose exploits form part of the folklore of these countries. Nansi, who is a spider - but who sometimes takes the qualities or form of a man, or evan half-man and half-spider - is variably regarded as a hero, a cunning trickster and sometimes as a fool. Despite these varying characteristics, he is generally admired for the manner in which he outwits others.

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Reseña del editor

This book comprises a collection of fify-five popular folk stories from Guyana and other countries of the Caribbean region. The starring charachter in all of them in Nansi whose exploits form part of the folklore of these countries. Nansi, who is a spider - but who sometimes takes the qualities or form of a man, or evan half-man and half-spider - is variably regarded as a hero, a cunning trickster and sometimes as a fool. Despite these varying characteristics, he is generally admired for the manner in which he outwits others.

Biografía del autor

Odeen Ishmael, a veteran Guyanese diplomat, is currently the ambassador of Guyana to Venezuela. He previously served as his country's ambassador to the United States and, simultaneously, as Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States from 1993 to 2003. Since the 1970s, he has been a premier writer on the problems and perspectives of education in Guyana and the wider Caribbean region. He has written extensively on Guyanese history and culture as well as political developments in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Editorial
Xlibris, Corp.
Año de publicación
2010
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1453539034
ISBN 13 
9781453539033
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Número de páginas
170
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