by Miguel Ángel Asturias · Alianza Editorial SA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420618470
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«Leyendas de Guatemala» is the collection of stories by Miguel Ángel Asturias, published in 1998 by Alianza Editorial in paperback.
It brings together stories drawing on Mayan mythology and Guatemala's oral traditions: the origin of the world, nature, divinities and legendary heroes appear in a universe where the real and the fantastic coexist. It is a central work in Miguel Ángel Asturias's narrative and a classic of Latin American literature.
Originally published in 1930, this title is no. 847 of Alianza's El Libro de Bolsillo collection (Literature section); 157 pages.
It will appeal to readers of short Hispanic American fiction and to those wishing to start with Asturias's work; also to fans of magical realism.
Miguel Ángel Asturias Rosales was a Guatemalan poet-diplomat, novelist, playwright and journalist. Winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1967, his work helped bring attention to the importance of indigenous cultures, especially those of his native Guatemala.
