The Girl Who Married a Lion: African Folktales

By: Alexander McCall Smith
Reviewed by Georgia Black
in September 2023

These 18 short and thought-provoking tales include narratives ranging from the very funny to the scary, magical, bizarre and, at times, genuinely tragic.

“Later, when he was chief, the short boy grew taller” – “Great Snake”, The Girl Who Married a Lion

Published: 2005
Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd
ISBN: 9781841957296

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