A Blog about the Fox as a Symbol in Different Cultures

[Amanda]

I've just posted a short blog on my website about the fox in mythology and modern literature: Fox as Symbol.

Hopefully it is informative. It is certainly illustrated.

What it lacks, however, are book recommendations for modern takes on the fox from the African and America folklore perspectives. I'm only interested in adult fiction which takes its inspiration from the folklore, not straight re-tellings.

Does anyone have any suggestions? Has Eden Robinson written anything with foxes?

[Jalilah]

Amanda wrote: " Has. Eden Robinson written anything with foxes?..."

Not that I know of, at least not in any of the books I have read, which are Monkey Beach,Son of a Trickster and Trickster Drift

There are "Animal People" in many of Charles de Lint's books, people who turn into animals. There is a fox character in Someplace to Be Flying for sure.

[Amanda]

Jalilah wrote: "Amanda wrote: " Has. Eden Robinson written anything with foxes?..."

Not that I know of, at least not in any of the books I have read, which are Monkey Beach,[book:Son of a Trickster|..."

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll investigate.

[Leah]

Not sure if any of these fit what you're looking for, but you may want to have a look:

The Pale Fox by Marcel Griaule, Germaine Dierterlen

Happiness by Aminatta Forna

Or look through this list https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/... or this list http://www.native-languages.org/legen...

Or check out posts on Teri Windling's blog (which you may have already done) https://www.terriwindling.com/blog/fo...

The post https://www.terriwindling.com/blog/20... discusses different tales and includes a list of potential reads at the end including

Here on Earth by Alice Hoffman - a contemporary take on the Reynardine/Mr. Fox theme

When Fox is a Thousand by Larissa Lai

Fox by Martin Wallen - This is non-fiction, I think, but it may contain leads on fiction

"The Fox Wife" by Ellen Steiber, a novella published in Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears

And this post https://www.terriwindling.com/blog/20... features fox poetry

My personal reading of fox tales from Africa and America have been more originals than fiction. For example, for America, see The Coyote Road: Trickster Tales and Native American Animal Stories.

[Amanda]

Leah wrote: "Not sure if any of these fit what you're looking for, but you may want to have a look:

The Pale Fox by Marcel Griaule, Germaine Dierterlen

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Leah!

Thank you so much. Some great suggestions.

[Margaret]

You might read this short story by A.C. Wise, The Men from Narrow Houses. It uses fox folklore, though not in traditionally folkloric ways. It's a really interesting read that's stuck with me years later:

Print: http://liminalstoriesmag.com/issue1/t...
Audio: http://podcastle.org/2016/05/03/podca...