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Popol Vuh
Victor Montejo
Popol Vuh
Victor Montejo
Mayan civilization once flourished in what is today Guatemala and the Yucatan. The Mayan sacred book the Popol Vuh tells of the creation of the universe, the world of gods and demi-gods and the creation of mankind.
Marc Notes: Translation of: Popul vuj: libro sagrado de los Mayas.
Contributor Bio: Montejo, Victor Victor Montejo is Professor of Native American Studies at the University of California, Davis. He is the author of El Q?anil: The Man of Lightning, Testimony: The Death of a Guatemalan Village, The Bird Who Cleans the World and Other Mayan Fables, and Sculpted Stones: Poems. Contributor Bio: Garay, Luis Garay is an artist. Contributor Bio: Unger, David David Unger is an award winning poet, writer and translator. Among the notable books Unger helped translate is "Small Hours of the Night "by Roque Dalton, "Popol Vuh "from Elena Garro and works of many other authors like Nicanor Parra and Barbara Jacobs. His first novel, "Life in the Damn Tropics," was published in English in 2002.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | June 9, 2009 |
ISBN13 | 9780888999214 |
Publishers | Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada |
Genre | Catalog Heading > Social Studies |
Pages | 88 |
Dimensions | 251 × 203 × 15 mm · 274 g |
Translator | Unger, David |
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