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Harold Courlander September 18, — March 15, was an American novelistfolkloristand anthropologist and an expert in the study of Haitian life.
But it’s important, and it makes you feel what it’s like to be a black slave in southern America. In The African you’re just reading about it.
Jul 31, Morgan rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: Jan 27, Leslie rated it really liked it Recommends it for: Nov 25, M rated it it was ok. Customers who viewed this item also viewed. Roots expands certain parts of the story and continues the tale after the original protagonist. Put it DOWN after 3 chapters. Sep 16, Tanya rated it really liked it Shelves: He agrican a special interest in oral literaturecults, and Afro-American cultural connections with Africa.
I was surprised that he knew the name of the people agrican ancestors were from and did not only use the common American name of Creek.
The African by Harold Courlander
See all 20 reviews. Courlander also took numerous field trips to the southern United Statesrecording folk music in the s and s. Jess rated it really liked it Jan 20, This author was so well known that several of his books were made into movies. Customers who bought this item also bought. Mar 09, Primelover added it Shelves: I love how the Indians were incorporated and that while there is no happy ending— there is also no sad ending.
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Defendant Haley had access to and substantially copied from The African. My teenage son loves the book.
A Profoundly intense read. From untilhe worked as a news writer and news analyst for the Voice of America in New York City.
africam Amazon Rapids Fun stories for kids on the go. Ths hope Wes made it and never once did he have to step on anyone to get anywhere. There’s a problem loading this menu right now. From untilCourlander was African specialist, Caribbean specialist, feature writer, and senior news analyst for the Voice of America in Washington, D.
This page was last edited on 24 Octoberat If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller support? Courlander doesn’t spend enough time describing Wes’s life in Africa — and he was only twelve when he was africzn — so it’s hard to feel the Africanness of Wes after he’s in America. I’m certain Haley was influenced by the earlier book The African was the first book to begin a story of slavery in America in Africa. English Choose a language for shopping.
He was an information specialist and speech writer for the U. It sounds interesting” I would probably say “sure” but I would never go to someone and say “you know what you should check out?
Get to Know Us. There was an author who wrote a fictional series on an African experience from Africa to America. Haro,dpages.
His book, The Drum and the Hoe: So that was cool. And it’s not a perfect book!
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Archived from the original on He succeeds to a remarkable extent afriacn these are precise characterizations. His collection of folk tales, People of the Short Blue Corn: The Saga of an American Familybut still interesting. Black Picket Fences, Second Edition: But the dude does So, just to get this out of the way, the author of this book, Harold Courlander, sued Alex Haley, couralnder that Haley ripped off some parts of Roots from this book.
The author of 35 books and plays and numerous scholarly articles, Courlander specialized in the study of African adrican, CaribbeanAfro-Americanand Native American cultures. With the prize money from the Hopwood Awards, Courlander took his first field trip to Haitiinspired by the writings of William Buehler Seabrook.
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Share your thoughts with other customers. This is a great book, but the similarities with “Roots” ends with the basic subject matter and the slave ship scene, which was the source of the suit. Views Read Edit View history. Write a customer review.