{"product_id":"the-mwindo-epic-from-the-daniel-biebuyck-9780520379800","title":"The Mwindo Epic from the Banyanga","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA dynamic translation of the timeless African epic.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe feats of the hero Mwindo are glorified in this epic work, sung and narrated in a Bantu language and acted out by a member of the Nyanga tribe in the remote forest regions of what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Beautifully structured and richly poetic, the epic is in prose form, interspersed with song and proverbs in verse. As an example of the classic tradition of oral folk literature, the tale provides profound insights into the social structure, values, and cosmology of this African people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Biebuyck\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520379802\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520379800\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/19\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.10w x 0.70d","brand":"Daniel Biebuyck","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995884191999,"sku":"9780520379800","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2c47bb50-85b1-4e90-bcaa-0638f229c3ed.jpg?v=1683338426","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-mwindo-epic-from-the-daniel-biebuyck-9780520379800","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}