Over the Lip of the World

"McElroy's well-worded account of the sights, sounds, and people of Madagascar offers the reader a genuine sense of place. Filled with magic and intrigue, Over the Lip of the World will take its readers precisely there."(Rain Taxi) "A fascinating look at a part of the world not often explored."(Booklist) "A Piquant glimpse into Malagasy storytelling, set to advantage by the kind of poised writing that makes one slow down, read carefully, savor."(Kirkus Reviews)

• IllustrationsIntroductionThe Tapestry of Languages in TranslationSelected BibliographyAND ALL THE TOWNS BETWEENHow Stories Came to Be: three viewsOrigins of Myths, Alphonse RaharisonTapasiry: Tales from the South, Aurelien de Moussa BehaviraThe Oral Tradition, Ernest RakotosalamaUNDER SOUTHERN SKIES: MEMOIRS OF TOLIARAPapango Fito Loha: Seven-headed HawkJust HeadBabaky: Squash BoyTRAFFIC IN SALT COUNTRYThe Three BrothersTwo Girls and the Old WomanRafaravavy and RandrianoroSPIRITS OF WATER, SPIRITS OF LAKESThe Legend of TritrivaRafara: Girl of the WatersROCK, PAPER, SCISSORSRaharinora and RandriantsaraFaralahy Mahery: Strong Youngest SonRavolamamba and TsaramiambyPEOPLE OF THE HIGHLANDS; PEOPLE OF THE LONG VALLEYS; PEOPLE OF THE THORNSIt Was There But Goes By Quickly (hiragasy)Moonlight poem by Mme. MadelineWater: The Source of Life poem by Mme. MadelineThe Way to Say Farewell poem by M. ErnestEach Day Now Breaks poem by M. RadoAfrika! poem by M. RadoMaliciousness poem by M. RadoNostalgia poem by M. RadoTURNING THE BONESAndriananahary (Zanahary) sy Andriantompo: The Lord Who Creates and the Lord Who OwnsTHE LIGHT STILL SHINES TOMORROWThe Rite of Bathing the KingJadan'IkotoJaotombo, The FishermanONLY THE SEA BEYONDBetombokoantsoro: The MonsterIndex