Mardi Gras
- 276 stránok
- 10 hodin čítania
Mardi Gras is a spirit. I believe it is an immortal one.
Robert Tallant Poradie kníh (chronologicky)
Robert Tallant patril medzi najznámejších autorov Louisiany, ktorého diela sa ponárali do bohatej histórie a folklóru tohto štátu. Po počiatočnej kariére v oblasti reklamy a bankovníctva sa Tallant venoval písaniu, kde sa zameral na jedinečné príbehy a kultúrne nuansy Louisiany. Jeho práce, často zahŕňajúce miestne záujmy a ľudové príbehy, zachytávajú ducha regiónu s autentickým hlasom. Tallantov odkaz spočíva v jeho schopnosti oživiť tradície a životy ľudí z Louisiany prostredníctvom svojho písania.
Voodoo in New Orleans
- 247 stránok
- 9 hodin čítania
"Interesting investigation and straightforward handling of sensational times and tricksters, of the cult of voodooism in all its manifestations. From its first known appearances in New Orleans of 200 years ago, here are the fetishes and formulae, the rites and dances, the cures, charms and gris-gris. Here were the witch-doctors and queens, and in particular Doctor John, who acquired fame and fortune, and Marie Laveau, who with her daughter dominated the weird underworld of voodoo for nearly a century." Kirkus Reviews "Robert Tallant speaks with authority . . . ." New York Times "Much nonsense has been written about voodoo in New Orleans. . .here is a truthful and definitive picture." Lyle Saxton Both of Robert Tallant's highly praised books about the practice of voodoo in New Orleans have been re-issued in paperback. Originally published in 1946, Voodoo in New Orleans examines the origins of the cult voodooism. The lives of New Orleans's most infamous witch doctors and voodoo queens have been re-created in this well-researched account of New Orleans's dark underworld.
