The Oral Tradition, or, Myth, Stones and Bones |
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Author:
| Baker, Thomas Jerome |
ISBN: | 978-1-4929-1859-2 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $3.99 |
Book Description:
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"Tell me a story." Tell you a story and it starts with time / moves to how you live and learn how to die / another phase in a world that brings death to life... & life to death... Stones & bones (life, death and eternity are part of our oral tradition. We find stones & bones in folktales, mythology, and religion. What people like about the oral tradition is the ability to change the story, each time you tell it. The result is unique and entertaining. You recognise the story, but it's...
More Description"Tell me a story." Tell you a story and it starts with time / moves to how you live and learn how to die / another phase in a world that brings death to life... & life to death... Stones & bones (life, death and eternity are part of our oral tradition. We find stones & bones in folktales, mythology, and religion. What people like about the oral tradition is the ability to change the story, each time you tell it. The result is unique and entertaining. You recognise the story, but it's different, unlike anything you have ever heard before. It's like going into the kitchen on the day after Thanksgiving. You get a meal by making some unusual combinations: a pinch of salt here, a bit of sugar there. I have taken stones and bones, stories and myths, folklore and tradition, a bit of religion, a pinch of love, a bit of travel, mixed it all up with an incredible long distance romance and built it up around a dynamic protagonist who you will either love to hate, or hate to love... For dessert (yes, you get dessert too), there is also birth, rebirth, a battle for immortality and ultimate power to rule the world. It all comes down to the choices that an unlikely hero will have to make about who to trust, and who not to trust. Finally, this book is dedicated to you, the reader. I hope you enjoy your story. These stones & bones, I humbly offer for your reading pleasure. Enjoy...