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Thread #124776 Message #2757932
Posted By: Bettynh
02-Nov-09 - 10:49 AM
Thread Name: Taffy Thomas - 1st Storyteller Laureate
Subject: RE: Taffy Thomas - 1st Storyteller Laureate
Taffy Thomas on BBC4
Syd Lieberman tells essentially the same tale in his 'Elijah and the Poor man' in "Joseph the Tailor and other Jewish Tales" downloadable here: Syd Lieberman downloads
I'm struck by the apparant literary flavor of Taffy Thomas. He's introduced as a reader of tales. Here in the USA, storytelling is seen more as a performance art.