Harold Courlander (1908–1996)
Auteur de The Cow-Tail Switch and Other West African Stories
A propos de l'auteur
Harold Courlander (1914-1996) wrote many well-regarded books about the traditions, lore, and oral literature of various peoples in Africa. His works include The Fourth World of the Hopis, Tales of the Yoruba Gods and Heroes, The African, and The Son of the Leopard
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Œuvres de Harold Courlander
The Fourth World of the Hopis: The Epic Story of the Hopi Indians as Preserved in Their Legends and Traditions (1971) 210 exemplaires
A Treasury of Afro-American Folklore: The Oral Literature, Traditions, Recollections, Legends, Tales, Songs, Religious… (1976) 207 exemplaires
Ride with the sun; an anthology of folk tales and stories from the United Nations (1955) 19 exemplaires
The Crest and The Hide: And Other African Stories of Heroes, Chiefs, Bards, Hunters, Sorcerers, and Common People (1981) 19 exemplaires
Caribbean folk music. Vol. 1 2 exemplaires
Kantchil's Lime Pit 1 exemplaire
Fourth World of the Hopis (The) 1 exemplaire
Negro folk music of Alabama -- Secular, Vol. 1 1 exemplaire
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Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Courlander, Harold
- Date de naissance
- 1908-09-18
- Date de décès
- 1996-03-15
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
- Lieu du décès
- Bethesda, Maryland, USA
- Cause du décès
- emphysema
- Lieux de résidence
- Bethesda, Maryland, USA
- Études
- University of Michigan (BA|1931)
Columbia University - Professions
- novelist
folklorist
anthropologist
editor - Organisations
- Ethnic Folkways Library
Office of War Information
Voice of America - Prix et distinctions
- Guggenheim Fellowship
Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal Nomination (1979)
American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults (1969)
Newberry Honor Medal (1948)
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 44
- Aussi par
- 5
- Membres
- 1,382
- Popularité
- #18,611
- Évaluation
- 4.0
- Critiques
- 12
- ISBN
- 68
- Langues
- 1
- Favoris
- 1
First published in 1947, it was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1948.