Table of Contents

Introduction
The Nyanga
Nyanga Oral Literature
The Narrator, Mr. Shé-Kári¸si¸ Candi Rureke
The Mwindo Epic
The System of Transcription
Notes About the Translation

The Mwindo Epic

Index

About the Author

Daniel Biebuyck was H. Rodney Sharp Professor of Anthropology and the Humanities at the University of Delaware.

Kahombo C. Mateene was Head of the Division of Language Policy of the Organization of African Unity / Center for Linguistic and Historical Studies by Oral Tradition.

Reviews

“This book is a must for students of literature about Africa.”
*American Anthropologist*

“A work of art in its own right, in which the Africanist, the literary critic, and the general reader will all find pleasure and profit.”
*Africa*

"The richness of content and the variety of literary forms of this epic are quite amazing. . . . It is a macrocosm of Nyanga life and culture. . . . A classic of African oral literature."
*Research in African Literature*

"...Biebuyck's deep understanding of Nyanga society and his sensitivity to poetic form are constantly in evidence. The work will therefore be of interest to the anthropologist and historian as well as the specialist in folklore."
*Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue Canadienne des Études Africaines*