Author: Gérard Besson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Folklore and Legends of Trinidad & Tobago
Author: Gérard Besson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Folklore Stories of Trinidad and Tobago
Author: Al Ramsawack
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789768271037
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Compilation of the folklore stories of the award-winning T&T folklorist, Al Ramsawack. This collection are stories he published between 1971 and 2016. His stories are "largely influenced by Amerindian, French, East Indian, Spanish and African cultures within this twin island state in the Caribbean".
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789768271037
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Compilation of the folklore stories of the award-winning T&T folklorist, Al Ramsawack. This collection are stories he published between 1971 and 2016. His stories are "largely influenced by Amerindian, French, East Indian, Spanish and African cultures within this twin island state in the Caribbean".
The Book of Trinidad
Author: Gérard A. Besson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789768054838
Category : Caribbean Area
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789768054838
Category : Caribbean Area
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
Dictionary of the English/Creole of Trinidad & Tobago
Author: Lise Winer
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 077357607X
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1072
Book Description
Using the historical principles of the Oxford English Dictionary, Lise Winer presents the first scholarly dictionary of this unique language. The dictionary comprises over 12,200 entries, including over 4500 for flora and fauna alone, with numerous cross-references. Entries include definitions, alternative spellings, pronunciations, etymologies, grammatical information, and illustrative citations of usage. Winer draws from a wide range of sources - newspapers, literature, scientific reports, sound recordings of songs and interviews, spoken language - to provide a wealth and depth of language, clearly situated within a historical, cultural, and social context.
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 077357607X
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1072
Book Description
Using the historical principles of the Oxford English Dictionary, Lise Winer presents the first scholarly dictionary of this unique language. The dictionary comprises over 12,200 entries, including over 4500 for flora and fauna alone, with numerous cross-references. Entries include definitions, alternative spellings, pronunciations, etymologies, grammatical information, and illustrative citations of usage. Winer draws from a wide range of sources - newspapers, literature, scientific reports, sound recordings of songs and interviews, spoken language - to provide a wealth and depth of language, clearly situated within a historical, cultural, and social context.
Legends
Author: C.R Ottley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780866252034
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780866252034
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Folk Tales and Fantasies
Author: Michael Anthony
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Wave in Her Pocket
Author: Lynn Joseph
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
ISBN: 9780395813096
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
On the island of Trinidad, Tantie tells the children six stories, some originating in the countries of West Africa, some in Trinidad, and some in her own imagination.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
ISBN: 9780395813096
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
On the island of Trinidad, Tantie tells the children six stories, some originating in the countries of West Africa, some in Trinidad, and some in her own imagination.
Myths and Maxims
Author: Josanne Leid
Publisher: Josanne
ISBN: 0993768407
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Myths and Maxims documents some of the beliefs and lore of Trinidad and Tobago, and by extension the rest of the Caribbean. It is packed with amazing ancestors' advice on how to survive in today’s world and the creative proverbs that reflect these teachings.
Publisher: Josanne
ISBN: 0993768407
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Myths and Maxims documents some of the beliefs and lore of Trinidad and Tobago, and by extension the rest of the Caribbean. It is packed with amazing ancestors' advice on how to survive in today’s world and the creative proverbs that reflect these teachings.
Island Tales
Author: Amber Drappier
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781730965371
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
"The lingering smell of wet mould hung in the air, and under the glow of the streetlight, her once shapely form was now a series of lumps and bumps clad in dirty old rags that dragged along the floor."FROM THE AUTHOR OF UNNATURAL ENCOUNTERS: ONLY IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO...Island Tales, a series of twenty-seven folklore stories featuring supernatural beings and characters from across the Caribbean region. Characters who have no doubt haunted the dreams and nightmares and maybe even lives of most Caribbean-born people. Stand among the watchful army of pop-culture statues in "The Sculptor" or join the mob against Blue, the thieving shopkeeper in "Tipping the Scales". Stroll along the riverbanks with Nerida in "Water Baby" or maybe just kick back and enjoy a special feature article in the Sunday newspaper entitled "Endless Cycle". But, however you choose to spend your time here, just be sure to remember one thing: always cast a wary eye behind you, lest you end up like poor Mr. Gundy in "Piggy Back Rides for Mr. Gundy".
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781730965371
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
"The lingering smell of wet mould hung in the air, and under the glow of the streetlight, her once shapely form was now a series of lumps and bumps clad in dirty old rags that dragged along the floor."FROM THE AUTHOR OF UNNATURAL ENCOUNTERS: ONLY IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO...Island Tales, a series of twenty-seven folklore stories featuring supernatural beings and characters from across the Caribbean region. Characters who have no doubt haunted the dreams and nightmares and maybe even lives of most Caribbean-born people. Stand among the watchful army of pop-culture statues in "The Sculptor" or join the mob against Blue, the thieving shopkeeper in "Tipping the Scales". Stroll along the riverbanks with Nerida in "Water Baby" or maybe just kick back and enjoy a special feature article in the Sunday newspaper entitled "Endless Cycle". But, however you choose to spend your time here, just be sure to remember one thing: always cast a wary eye behind you, lest you end up like poor Mr. Gundy in "Piggy Back Rides for Mr. Gundy".
Legend of the St. Ann's Flood
Author: Debbie Jacob
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9781405028288
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
No one ever knew the cause of the deadly flood that hit St Ann's, Trinidad in 1993 - no one, that is, until a frightened boy named Jabari came stumbling out of the St Ann's hills with a legend given to him by Papa Bois, the king of the forest. Rescued from the clutches of Mama Dlo, the anaconda who is queen of the rivers, Jabari was given the task of telling people the real story of the flood.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9781405028288
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
No one ever knew the cause of the deadly flood that hit St Ann's, Trinidad in 1993 - no one, that is, until a frightened boy named Jabari came stumbling out of the St Ann's hills with a legend given to him by Papa Bois, the king of the forest. Rescued from the clutches of Mama Dlo, the anaconda who is queen of the rivers, Jabari was given the task of telling people the real story of the flood.