Anancy-spiderman

by James Berry

A collection of twenty tales recounting the antics of the West Indian trickster Anancy and his companions Bro Monkey, Bro Dog, and Bro Tiger.

Genres: Short Stories, Fantasy, Fiction, Childrens, Folk Tales, Fairy Tales

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

About the author

James Berry, OBE, Hon FRSL (1924-2017) was a black Jamaican poet and writer who settled in England in the 1940s. His poetry is notable for using a mixture of standard English and Jamaican Patois.

Reviews

[Deb (Readerbuzz) Nance · Rating 3 out of 5]

James Berry assembles twenty stories about Jamaican trickster Anancy Spiderman and his companions Tiger, Rabat, Monkey-Mother and many more in this collection of folk tales. The tales read like they are being told by a wise storyteller. Berry shares stories about Tiger's attempts to gain the upper hand with Anancy, Anancy's bid to gain shiny things, the saving of Tacooma's tree, Monkey-Mother's stealing of Mrs Dog First Child. It's a collection of stories that are fresh, stories you have never heard before, stories that are clever as well as wise.

[Ernest Hogan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Caribbean folk tales with African roots. An good alternative to Marvel.

[Nathan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Interesting stories but somewhat repetitive.

[Mathew · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the first James Berry I have read and being a fan of the Anansi trickster tales from Africa, I was looking forward to this a lot. Berry, who is by trade better known for his poetry, works well at bringing a blend of oral Jamaican language to the story in which he explores the witty and clever Anansi who will trick his friends as much as he will trick his enemies for his own gain - the first anti-hero perhaps?

[Linda · Rating 4 out of 5]

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