La Llorona

The Crying Woman
Erscheinungsjahr 2011
ISBN: 978-0-8263-4460-1
Verlag: University of New Mexico Press

Buch, Englisch, 40 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 218 mm x 255 mm, Gewicht: 455 g

<p>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. <em>La Llorona</em>, deftly translated by Enrique Lamadrid, is familiar and newly informative, while Amy Córdova's rich illustrations illuminate the story. The legend as retold by Anaya, a man as integral to southwest tradition as La Llorona herself, is storytelling anchored in a very human experience. His book helps parents explain to children the reality of death and the loss of loved ones.</p>

Autoren/Hrsg.

Anaya, Rudolfo

Weitere Mitwirkende

Córdova, Amy

Lamadrid, Enrique R

Über Autor(innen)

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 <i>Bless Me Ultima</i>. Amy Córdova of Taos, New Mexico, is an artist, arts educator, and activist, renowned for her highly contextualized depictions of Latino cultures. She has illustrated over seventeen children's books and has been awarded the prestigious American Library Association Pura Belpré Award twice, in 2008 and 2010. Enrique R. Lamadrid is a literary folklorist and cultural historian in the University of New Mexico's Department of Spanish and Portuguese. In 2005, he was awarded the Américo Paredes Prize by the American Folklore Society in recognition of his work as a cultural activist