Bibliograph

Popol Vuh, a retelling, by Ilan Stavans ; illustrations by Gabriela Larios ; foreword by Homero Aridjis

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Popol Vuh, a retelling, by Ilan Stavans ; illustrations by Gabriela Larios ; foreword by Homero Aridjis

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Popol Vuh

Responsibility statement

by Ilan Stavans ; illustrations by Gabriela Larios ; foreword by Homero Aridjis

Sub title

a retelling

Summary

Popol Vuh: A Retelling is a one-of-a-kind prose rendition of this sacred text that is as seminal as the Bible and the Qur'an, the Ramayana and the Odyssey. Award-winning scholar of Latin American literature Ilan Stavans brings a fresh creative energy to the Popol Vuh, giving a new generation of readers the opportunity to connect with this timeless story and with the plight of the indigenous people of the Americas

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