Nelson Mandela: Favorite African Folktales
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"Nelson Mandela: Favorite African Folktales" is an anthology of traditional stories from across Africa, selected and introduced by Nelson Mandela to celebrate the continent’s rich oral storytelling heritage.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
anthology
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book ⓘ short story collection ⓘ |
| aim |
to celebrate Africa's oral storytelling heritage
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to preserve traditional African folktales ⓘ |
| author | Nelson Mandela ⓘ |
| compiler | Nelson Mandela ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | South Africa ⓘ |
| editor | Nelson Mandela ⓘ |
| educationalUse |
teaching African culture
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teaching moral lessons ⓘ |
| focusesOnRegion | Africa ⓘ |
| genre |
African literature
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children's literature ⓘ folktales ⓘ |
| hasContent |
retellings of African folktales
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traditional African stories ⓘ |
| hasContributor | Nelson Mandela ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | African oral tradition ⓘ |
| hasForm | collection of short narratives ⓘ |
| hasIntroductionBy | Nelson Mandela ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeForm | folktale ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | pan-African ⓘ |
| hasPrefaceBy | Nelson Mandela ⓘ |
| hasSetting | various African countries ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
community
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heritage ⓘ morality ⓘ wisdom ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
children
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general readers ⓘ |
| isAbout |
ancestral wisdom
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mythical animals ⓘ trickster figures ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| medium | book ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with Nelson Mandela
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bringing together folktales from many African cultures ⓘ |
| publicationType | print ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Nelson Mandela ⓘ |
| relatedWorkType | folklore anthology ⓘ |
| subject |
African culture
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African folklore ⓘ oral storytelling ⓘ |
| title | Nelson Mandela: Favorite African Folktales self-link ⓘ |
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