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Uncle Remus' stories feature a trickster hero called Br'er Rabbit ("Brother" Rabbit), who uses his wits to slide out of trouble and gain the advantage over the slower witted other animals, many of whom are trying to eat him. Br'er Rabbit stories were mostly collected directly from the afro-american oral story-telling tradition and are said to be a direct interpretation of Yoruba tales of Hare.
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Uncle Remus' stories feature a trickster hero called Br'er Rabbit ("Brother" Rabbit), who uses his wits to slide out of trouble and gain the advantage over the slower witted other animals, many of whom are trying to eat him. Br'er Rabbit stories were mostly collected directly from the afro-american oral story-telling tradition and are said to be a direct interpretation of Yoruba tales of Hare. This book contains 11 unique stories and was the last...
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"Down in Florida the land drips in a sweltering haze. The people scream in a grotesque holler. David van den Berg's collection sings the land and people of these cryptid southern wastes in a monumental triumph of a rural voice that demands recognition in a world too often ignorant of how rural life is the breeding ground for a true and honest look at humanity's victories, shortcomings, and battles with life, death, and a silent God. Sometimes calling...
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