by Miguel Ángel Asturias · Klett (Ernst) Verlag,Stuttgart · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788434582736
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«Leyendas de Guatemala» is a book of legends by Miguel Ángel Asturias in the Easy Readers collection, published by Klett in paperback, in Spanish.
The work interweaves tales from the mythical Maya-Quiché world with the colonial tradition of Guatemala. The ancient cities of Tikal and Copán coexist with Santiago and Antigua, while the spirits of the earth confront the divine spirits in a tale of astonishing wonders.
Asturias's original text was published in 1930; this edition belongs to the Easy Readers collection (Lecturas fáciles).
Suitable for students of Spanish and for those who wish to approach Latin American narrative with easy-reading texts.
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.
