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The singing turtle, and other tales from Haiti

 

Jacket front illustration shows a tiger staring intently at a turtle in the foreground. Behind the tiger, emerging from tall grass, are the smiling heads of an Afro-Caribbean man and an Afro-Caribbean woman, some huts and other buildings, a baboon, and a devil with a pitchfork.

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Title:
The singing turtle, and other tales from Haiti
Alternative Title:
Contes et légendes d'Haïti. English
Identifier:
PZ8.1.T373Si
Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/81984/d31p2r
Type:
Image
Notes:
George Ford was the illlustrator. Summary: Eighteen Haitian tales retold by the Marcelin brothers.


Rights:
Copyright not evaluated
Access:
Public access

Subject--Topic:
Book jackets

Author
Thoby-Marcelin, Philippe, 1904-1975
Marcelin, Pierre, 1908-
Contributor:
Ford, George
Translator:
Thoby-Marcelin, Eva

Publisher:
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Place of Publication:
New York (N.Y.)
Date of Publication:
1971

Form:
Illustrated works
Color:
Color

Collection Information


Collection:
H.D. Carberry Collection of Caribbean Studies
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Repository:
University of Illinois at Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)
Repository Collection Type:
Rare Books
Repository Location:
Richard J. Daley Library