Tales of the Peoples of Africa

Nikolai Albertovich Kun (1877–1940) — writer and historian, author of the popular book "Legends and Myths of Ancient Greece". No less interesting is the collection "Tales of the Peoples of Africa". It includes stories of the Khoikhoi, Zulus, Bechuanas, Ovaherero, Somali and other ethnicities of Africa. The tales tell of monsters and sorcerers, cannibals and animals, of marvelous adventures. Africans seek answers to questions: how the world was created, where diseases came from, why the jackal has a striped back?.. In addition to the tales, Nikolai Kun provides a detailed description of each tribe, explaining the peculiarities of its way of life. The edition is complemented by black-and-white illustrations and photographs.