Harold Courlander (1908–1996)
Autor(a) de The Cow-Tail Switch and Other West African Stories
About the Author
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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Obras por Harold Courlander
The Fourth World of the Hopis: The Epic Story of the Hopi Indians as Preserved in Their Legends and Traditions (1971) 210 exemplares
A Treasury of Afro-American Folklore: The Oral Literature, Traditions, Recollections, Legends, Tales, Songs, Religious… (1976) 206 exemplares
Ride with the sun; an anthology of folk tales and stories from the United Nations (1955) 19 exemplares
The Crest and The Hide: And Other African Stories of Heroes, Chiefs, Bards, Hunters, Sorcerers, and Common People (1981) 19 exemplares
Caribbean folk music. Vol. 1 2 exemplares
Kantchil's Lime Pit 1 exemplar
Fourth World of the Hopis (The) 1 exemplar
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Conhecimento Comum
- Nome canónico
- Courlander, Harold
- Data de nascimento
- 1908-09-18
- Data de falecimento
- 1996-03-15
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
- Local de falecimento
- Bethesda, Maryland, USA
- Causa da morte
- emphysema
- Locais de residência
- Bethesda, Maryland, USA
- Educação
- University of Michigan (BA|1931)
Columbia University - Ocupações
- novelist
folklorist
anthropologist
editor - Organizações
- Ethnic Folkways Library
Office of War Information
Voice of America - Prémios e menções honrosas
- 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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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 44
- Also by
- 5
- Membros
- 1,378
- Popularidade
- #18,657
- Avaliação
- 4.0
- Críticas
- 12
- ISBN
- 68
- Línguas
- 1
- Marcado como favorito
- 1
First published in 1947, it was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1948.