Nuer Folktales Nuer - English (2023 Edition) |
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| Author:
| The creative cultural imagination of the Nuer community, |
| Original editor:
| Carlassare, Christian |
| Translated with commentary by:
| Carlassare, Christian |
| Transcribed by:
| Thilyang Gatkek, Michael
Jur Gai, Peter |
| Editor:
| Hutchinson, Sharon E. |
| Cover Design by:
| Hutchinson, Sharon E. |
| Photographer:
| Hutchinson, Sharon E. |
| (various roles):
| Hutchinson, Sharon E. |
| Abridged by:
| Hutchinson, Sharon E. |
| ISBN: | 979-8-9879356-3-7 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2023 |
| Publisher: | South Sudan Cultural Productions LLC
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $10.00 |
Book Description:
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This book's 51 folktales belong collectively to the South Sudanese Nuer (Nath) people wherever they may reside. Each tale is presented first in the Nuer language (thok nath), followed by an English translation composed by Fr. Christian Carlassare. Michael Thilyang Gatkek and Peter Jur Gai collected most of the oral material on which this book is based. The book will appeal to multiple audiences of diverse ages. First and foremost, Nuer readers will discover a unique entryway into...
More DescriptionThis book's 51 folktales belong collectively to the South Sudanese Nuer (Nath) people wherever they may reside. Each tale is presented first in the Nuer language (thok nath), followed by an English translation composed by Fr. Christian Carlassare. Michael Thilyang Gatkek and Peter Jur Gai collected most of the oral material on which this book is based. The book will appeal to multiple audiences of diverse ages. First and foremost, Nuer readers will discover a unique entryway into their rich oral heritage that simultaneously preserves it for future generations in two written forms. Secondly, the book provides Nuer men and women with tools for sharing their creative cultural and linguistic heritage with neighboring people in South Sudan and the world at large. For the children of war-displaced Nuer refugee populations now scattered across the globe, it opens up novel and entertaining means for cross-generational communication and understanding. For scholars and students of anthropology, history and political science, it promises fresh insights into one of Africa's most studied and most celebrated cultural communities.