Told by Starlight in Chad

by Joseph Brahim Seid

Rating: 3 (8 votes)

Tags: Set in Chad Male author

Told by Starlight in Chad

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(6 months ago)
19 Mar, 2025
I didn't learn much/if anything about the Sultanates that existed in Chad in school. I learned a bit and the stories were fun. Specifically, Tchouroma's horse, Bidi-Camoun, is the best. However, in another story, Nidjema deserved better.
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(6 months ago)
22 Mar, 2025
I’ll round from 2.5⭐️ up to 3 on the assumption that some of the eloquence of the original language is lost in translation. This book of short stories is similar to any other such as seen in Celtic folklore, or in fairytales by The Brothers Grimm. This means they are also subject to the bits that are questionable by today’s standards (e.g. a pair of hard done by orphans that are helped by magical creatures and grow up to be so prosperous they have slaves to build their kingdom). I may have liked it a bit more if there were a wider variety of morals that didn’t depend on religious worshipping.

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