Africa at the Internet Archive: Fire on the Mountain

Here we are starting Week 31 (!) of the African folktale recommendations, and I wanted to pick up with the topic of Ethiopian folktales from last week with another book by Harold Courlander: The Fire on the Mountain, and Other Ethiopian Stories. 

The book was later reissued under the title: The Fire on the Mountain, and Other Stories from Ethiopia and Eritrea after Eritrea gained its independence in 1991.

This book contains 24 stories, and the illustrations are by Robert Kane, including some full-page illustrations and some two-page spreads:

Courlander's co-author on this book is Wolf Leslau, one of the major African linguists of the 20th century and, together with his wife Charlotte Leslau, the author of a book of African folktales and also a book of African proverbs.

I have written many times about Harold Courlander at this blog, and here's a quick review of his many wonderful books that are available at Internet Archive!

The Crest and the Hide

by Harold Courlander

The Hat-Shaking Dance

and Other Tales from the Gold Coast

by Harold Courlander

and Albert Kofi Prempeh

Olode the Hunter

and Other Tales from Nigeria

by Harold Courlander

and Ezekiel Eshugbayi

Tales of Yoruba Gods and Heroes:

Myths, Legends, and Heroic Tales

of the Yoruba People of West Africa

by Harold Courlander

The Heart of the Ngoni:

Heroes of the African Kingdom of Segu

by Harold Courlander and Ousmane Sako

The Cow-Tail Switch

and Other West African Stories

by Harold Courlander and George Herzog

The King's Drum and Other African Stories

by Harold Courlander

Ijapa the Tortoise, and Other Nigerian Tales

by Harold Courlander and Ezekiel Eshugbayi

 A Treasury of African Folklore

by Harold Courlander