John Steptoe

The book is Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale by John Steptoe.

John Steptol

“Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale”, written by John Steptol and inspired by a folktale from Southern Africa, is a story of two sisters who want to marry a king.

David Wojnarowicz

David Wojnarowicz is best known for Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters, which was acknowledged by literary critics as a breakthrough in African history and culture.

Mary , from Sprout’s Bookshelf

Mary, from Sprout’s Bookshelf, reviewed Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters, a Cinderella story by John Steptoe that takes place a long time ago in Zimbabwe.

Karen Abbot Mufaro

Playwright Karen Abbot Mufaro, a dignified and caring African villager, has two beautiful daughters.

by Lothrop

Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters,an adapted Zimbabwean Cinderella story, was also published by Lothrop in 1987.

a folktale collected by G.M. Theal and published in 1895 in G.M. Theal's book, Kaffir Follktales

From the text: Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters was inspired by a folktale collected by G.M. Theal and published in 1895 in G.M. Theal's book, Kaffir Follktales.

illustrator John Lewis Steptoe

illustrator John Lewis Steptoe was among the handful of African American artists who made a career in children's books, and illustrator John Lewis Steptoe received two Caldecott Honors, two Coretta Scott King Awards, and was acknowledged as a pioneer for books like Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters.

an adapted Zimbabwean Cinderella story

Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters,an adapted Zimbabwean Cinderella story, was also published by Lothrop in 1987.

Nyasha and Manyara

Mufaro has two beautiful daughters, Nyasha and Manyara.

from China

-Story from China, The Tales of the 1001 Arabian Nights and Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters from Africa.

by Jonathan Cape by Pantheon Books

First published in 1992, in London by Jonathan Cape (having been commissioned by Candida Lacey, now publisher of Myriad Editions), and in New York by Pantheon Books, Daughters of Africa is regarded as a pioneering work, covering a variety of genres — including fiction, essays, poetry, drama, memoirs and children's writing — and more than 1000 pages in extent.

The Tales of the 1001 Arabian Nights and Mufaro

-Story from China, The Tales of the 1001 Arabian Nights and Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters from Africa.

a woman, de Duras,

It was published by a woman, de Duras, in 1828, and tells the story of an African girl who is rescued from slavery by an aristocratic French family and raised as part of their family.