Authors: Barry Jean Ancelet
ISBN-13: 9780878057092, ISBN-10: 0878057099
Format: Paperback
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Date Published: September 1994
Edition: (Non-applicable)
The largest and most diverse collection of Louisiana folktales ever published
Assembles and classifies the abundant lore and storytelling in the French culture of southern Louisiana, presenting French and English translations side-by-side, along with commentaries. Includes biographical sketches of present-day storytellers and their favorite animal and magic stories, tall tales, jokes, and Pascal (improvised) stories. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)