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ABOUT THIS BOOK

PUBLISHER: Canongate Books

FORMAT: Paperback

ISBN: 9781841957722

RRP: £6.99

PAGES: 176

PUBLICATION DATE:
June 29, 2006

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The Baboons Who Went This Way and That: Folktales from Africa

Naomi Holwill

A man with a tree growing out of his head? A woman with children made of wax? A bird that can be milked? With more stories from his original celebration of African folktales, “The Girl Who Married A Lion”, let Alexander McCall Smith once again take you to a land where the bizarre is everyday and magic is real.

Reviews of The Baboons Who Went This Way and That: Folktales from Africa

"'A collection of charm and tenderness' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Deceptively elegant… these brilliant stories shine through in a way that is wholesome, engaging and highly rewarding' HERALD 'These stories are still beautiful; creating a wryly humorous place where the animal and human worlds are fluidly in touch with each other, and, as in all the best fables, you take a lesson away with you' METRO"

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