Novak Kilibarda (The Veljko Vlahović University of Titograd, Nikšić) of the Republic of Montenegro is a professor and writer. He has published books and articles on oral literature, with a special interest in the oral epics of his native Montenegro. A recent volume, his university-level textbook on oral literature, published in 1982, is unusual in that it deftly incorporates the author’s research interests in a stimulating scholarly work.