http://biblioklept.org/2006/11/13/lydia-cabrera-afro-cuban-tales/ Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:38:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://biblioklept.org/2006/11/13/lydia-cabrera-afro-cuban-tales/#comment-7651 Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:18:45 +0000 http://biblioklept.wordpress.com/2006/11/13/lydia-cabrera-afro-cuban-tales/#comment-7651 [...] In “The Gods,” Pam*l*rin Ajani recasts the origin stories of her native tribe, the Yoruba. This was very interesting for me, because her story intersected with my own current reading, Lydia Cabrera’s Afro-Cuban Tales. [...]

]]> http://biblioklept.org/2006/11/13/lydia-cabrera-afro-cuban-tales/#comment-120 Wed, 13 Dec 2006 16:26:57 +0000 http://biblioklept.wordpress.com/2006/11/13/lydia-cabrera-afro-cuban-tales/#comment-120 I appreciated the cultural implications of Cabrera’s research of the Yorba traditions and religious figures. Her adaptation in fable-like stories can be interpreted at an academic level, yet children also appreciate the description narrative. A great cultural find! And just plain fun to read the short stories!

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