This book is a must for students of literature about Africa. -- Jan Vansina, * American Anthropologist * A work of art in its own right, in which the Africanist, the literary critic, and the general reader will all find pleasure and profit. * Africa * "The richness of content and the variety of literary forms of this epic are quite amazing. . . . It is a macrocosm of Nyanga life and culture. . . . A classic of African oral literature." * Research in African Literature * "...Biebuyck's deep understanding of Nyanga society and his sensitivity to poetic form are constantly in evidence. The work will therefore be of interest to the anthropologist and historian as well as the specialist in folklore." * Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue Canadienne des Études Africaines *
