One Thousand One Papua New Guinean Nights: Folktales from Wantok Newspaper: Tales from 1972-1985, Vol. 1
A two-volume collection of folktales that were published in Papua New Guinea?s Wantok newspaper. The two-volume collection presents the complete set of 1047 folktales that were originally published from 1972 through 1997 in Tok Pisin.
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Volume 1List of FolktalesviPrefacexxAcknowledgmentsxxiIntroductionxxiiFolktales, 1972-19851Volume 2Folktales, 1986-1997501Author Index971Village Index979Language Index990Province Index994Index of Flora and Fauna996Motif Index1005Glossary1041Bibliography1054Gazetteer1061Map Point Number Index1069MapsPapua New Guinea1073West Sepik Province1074East Sepik Province1075East Sepik Province (northern part)1076Madang Province1077Morobe Province1078Huon (Finschhafen) Peninsula (Morobe Province)1079Central and Oro Provinces1080Gulf Province1081Western Province1082Eastern Highlands Province1083Simbu Province1084Western Highlands Province1085Southern Highlands Province1086Enga Province1087Manus Province1088New Ireland Province1089New Britain Province1090Gazelle Peninsula (New Britain Province)1091North Solomons Province1092
\ Pacific Affairsa welcome addition... the richness of the tales themselves shines through... an ultimately satisfying feast... remarkable breadth and diversity.\ \ \ \ \ Rundbrief (German)Zunächst einmal ist die riesige Arbeitsleistung bemerkenswert. (First of all this enormous work is remarkable.) — Forum für Mitglieder und Freunde des Pazifik-Netzwerkes, February 2002\ \ \ Swag of Yarns (Australia)A parcel of gold...An amazing 2 volumes...A remarkable collection of ancestor stories..Gold to the storyteller — Australia's National Storytelling Magazine, Winter 2002\ \ \ \ \ Library JournalBoth extraordinary and overwhelming, this monumental two-volume anthology reprints 1,047 Papua folktales that originally appeared in native newspapers from 1972 to 1997. First printed in Tok Pilsin, the pidgin English of Papua, this exhaustive collection represents all of the island nation's provinces and 35 percent of its 700 language/culture groups. Slone, a Berkeley research scientist, includes tales that explore the spectrum of daily life occurrences e.g., birth, death, hunting and gathering, and familiar routines as well as encounters with spiritual beings, monstrous creatures, and more. Sources for each entry are thoroughly documented in headnotes. Aside from the tales, this work features exemplary indexes that identify major motifs and an extensive bibliography that enhances the text significantly. However, as these tales lack revealing comment, they will resonate primarily with the dedicated reader/scholar. Not an essential acquisition, this work will find a limited audience in exhaustive collections of world folklore or those focusing on the South Sea Island region. Richard K. Burns, MSLS, Hatboro, PA Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.\ \ \ \ \ BooknewsAs a U. of California-Berkeley scientist, Slone has visited Papua New Guinea and written about its culture and ecology. Here he presents 602 regional (folktales), originally published in the local pidgin English language, from one of the largest such collections. Slone introduces PNG villages, languages, themes, and translation issues, and the importance of these disappearing folktales. V. 2 contains references and indices. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
