An African griot (an honored storyteller and keeper of tribal history) uses the evocative language of myth and fable to relate the birth of the universe and the stars, the fiery beginnings of our planet and the appearance of life on earth--but this is a true story, the story of all of us. He tells

An African griot (an honored storyteller and keeper of tribal history) uses the evocative language of myth and fable to relate the birth of the universe and the stars, the fiery beginnings of our planet and the appearance of life on earth--but this is a true story, the story of all of us. He tells us of time, matter, birth, love and death. Animals are the main players in this flamboyant, modern, yet timeless Genesis.