Harriet J. Bauman
Creole Literature
It is very difficult to find Creole literature outside of Louisiana. Griolet presents stories in Cajun or Creole French as they have been told generation by generation in the following categories:
contes creux
(hearty stories),
Lee docteurs
(doctors and ailments),
histoires éthniques
(ethnic stories),
chroniques villageoises
(villchronicles),
les niches
(jokes),
la nature et les animaux
(nature and animals),
le djab et le bon djeu
(the devil and God), and
contes créoles
(Creole stories). These stories could be used in class for a study of Creole folklore, literature, and language.
Another book,
New Orleans Stories
, edited by John Miller and Genevieve Anderson, contains a variety of stories by famous authors with the setting and/or theme being New Orleans. Many, if not all of these stories can be used in class for students to experience Creole culture and life.
