Cajun and Creole Folktales: The French Oral Tradition of South Louisiana

This teeming compendium of tales assembles and classifies the abundant lore and storytelling prevalent in the French culture of southern Louisiana. This is the largest, most diverse, and best annotated collection of French-language tales ever published in the United States. Side by side are dual-language retellings—the Cajun French and its English translation—along with insightful commentaries.

This volume reveals the long and lively heritage of the Louisiana folktale among French Creol…