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Article: Three Clever Fish: Swahili Fables: Part Two.
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- The World and I
- Article date:
- April 1, 2004
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Jan Knappert spent four years collecting fables and epic tales in the towns of the Swahili people, such as Lamu, Pate, Malindi, Mombasa, Dar es Salaam, and others. He holds a doctorate in Swahili poetry, history, and culture and has taught at nine universities. He has published seven books of fables and fairy tales collected in Africa and has been a contributor and special adviser to The World & I since its creation in 1986.
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