La Llorona
The Crying Woman
La Llorona, the Crying Woman, is the legendary creature who haunts rivers, lakes, and lonely roads. Said to seek out children who disobey their parents, she has become a boogeyman, terrorizing the imaginations of New Mexican children and inspiring them to behave. But there are other lessons her tragic history can demonstrate for children. In Rudolfo Anaya's version Maya, a young woman in ancient Mexico, loses her children to Father Time's cunning. This tragic and informative story serves as an accessible message of mortality for children. La Llorona, deftly translated by Enrique Lamadrid, is familiar and newly informative, while Amy Córdova's…
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Weitere Autoren: Córdova, Amy (Illustr.)
- ISBN: 978-0-8263-4462-5
- EAN: 9780826344625
- Produktnummer: 34255492
- Verlag: University of New Mexico Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
- Seitenangabe: 42 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 11'438 KB
Über den Autor
Rudolfo Anaya, widely acclaimed as one of the founders of modern Chicano literature, is professor emeritus of English at the University of New Mexico. He is best known for the classic Bless Me Ultima.
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