The Sacred Door and Other Stories: Cameroon Folktales of the Beba offers readers a selection of folktales infused with riddles, proverbs, songs, myths, and legends, using various narrative techniques that capture the vibrancy of Beba oral traditions.
Makuchi is professor of English and
Comparative Literature at North Carolina State University, Raleigh.
Her publications include a book of short fiction, Your Madness, Not
Mine: Stories of Cameroon, and Gender in African Women’s Writing:
Identity, Sexuality, and Difference.
“A collection that draws readers into the world of African everyday
life and then keeps us there, maintaining a level of excitement
while seamlessly providing an enchanting cultural education.”
*Journal of Folklore Research*
“Makuchi's ingenuity in translating Beba folktales loaded with
proverbs, metaphorical meanings, and references constitutes an
engaging and thought-provoking contribution to an ever-growing body
of scholarship that promotes the sociocultural and aesthetic
relevance of African oral literature to contemporary
realities.”
*H-Africa*
“Since no other collection of Cameroon folktales is readily
available in English, this is a useful addition to the literature
of folklore. Recommended. All readers, all levels.”
*CHOICE*
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