{"product_id":"popol-vuh-a-retelling-hardcover","title":"Popol Vuh: A Retelling - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIlan Stavans\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGabriela Larios\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eHomero Aridjis\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn inspired and urgent prose retelling of the Maya myth of creation by acclaimed Latin American author and scholar Ilan Stavans, gorgeously illustrated by Salvadoran folk artist Gabriela Larios and introduced by renowned author, diplomat, and environmental activist Homero Aridjis.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe archetypal creation story of Latin America, the \u003ci\u003ePopol Vuh\u003c\/i\u003e began as a Maya oral tradition millennia ago. In the mid-sixteenth century, as indigenous cultures across the continent were being threatened with destruction by European conquest and Christianity, it was written down in verse by members of the K'iche' nobility in what is today Guatemala. In 1701, that text was translated into Spanish by a Dominican friar and ethnographer before vanishing mysteriously.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCosmic in scope and yet intimately human, the \u003ci\u003ePopol Vuh\u003c\/i\u003e offers invaluable insight into the Maya way of life before being decimated by colonization--their code of ethics, their views on death and the afterlife, and their devotion to passion, courage, and the natural world. It tells the story of how the world was created in a series of rehearsals that included wooden dummies, demi-gods, and eventually humans. It describes the underworld, Xibalba--a place as harrowing as Dante's hell--and relates the legend of the ultimate king, who, in the face of tragedy, became a spirit that accompanies his people in their struggle for survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePopol Vuh: A Retelling\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eIlan Stavans\u003c\/strong\u003e is the publisher of Restless Books and the Lewis-Sebring Professor of Humanities and Latin American and Latino Culture at Amherst College. His books include \u003cem\u003eOn Borrowed Words\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSpanglish\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDictionary Days\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Disappearance\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eA Critic's Journey\u003c\/em\u003e. He has edited \u003cem\u003eThe Norton Anthology of Latino Literature\u003c\/em\u003e, the three-volume set \u003cem\u003eIsaac Bashevis Singer: Collected Stories\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Poetry of Pablo Neruda\u003c\/em\u003e, among dozens of other volumes. He is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, Chile's Presidential Medal, the International Latino Book Award, and the Jewish Book Award. Stavans's work, translated into twenty languages, has been adapted to the stage and screen. A cofounder of the Great Books Summer Program at Amherst, Stanford, Chicago, Oxford, and Dublin, he is the host of the NPR podcast \"In Contrast.\" \u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Illustrator: \u003c\/strong\u003eLondon based Salvadoran artist and illustrator \u003cstrong\u003eGabriela Larios\u003c\/strong\u003e received her Master of Arts from Camberwell College of Arts, UK in 2007 thanks to an Alban Scholarship. She creates whimsical and colourful collage illustrations that celebrate her deep love of children's books, textiles and folk art. Her creative world derives from her interest in storytelling and the natural world. There is a naive and playful spirit captured in her work and a strong connection between memories of her childhood in El Salvador and her body of work: tortoises, fish, plants, birds and all the colourful creatures and elements found in her art. Her work has been exhibited in London, Europe and abroad and has appeared in various international books and magazines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 6.3 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 10, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315986002022,"sku":"9781632062406","price":31.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/VnY2VE1SQys1V2RFamRSQ09PM25kdz09.webp?v=1767977445","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/popol-vuh-a-retelling-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}