Harold Courlander
1908
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1996
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: United States of America
languages spoken, written or signed: English
educated at: University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Columbia University
occupation: anthropologist, writer
award received: Guggenheim Fellowship, Newbery Honor, Axel Wenner-Gren, American Library Association
Harold Courlander (September 18, 1908 – March 15, 1996) was an American novelist, folklorist, and anthropologist and an expert in the study of Haitian life. The author of 35 books and plays and numerous scholarly articles, Courlander specialized in the study of African, Caribbean, Afro-American, and Native American cultures. He took a special interest in oral literature, cults, and Afro-American cultural connections with Africa. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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