The Tongue Is Fire South African Storytellers and Apartheid

A fine collection of stories, histories, and poems of the Swati, Xhosa, Zulu, and Ndebele peoples of South Africa, gathered by the author, a writer and translator, from 1968 to the mid-1970s. The tales are divided into six sections which deal with such matters as cultivating the past, threatened dreams, and hope for the future. Includes an introduction to South African history and to regional storytelling. Excellent bandw photographs. Paper edition (unseen), $24.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR