{"product_id":"popol-vuh-ilan-stavans-9781632062406","title":"Popol Vuh: A Retelling","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ilan Stavans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1632062402\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781632062406\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Restless Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/10\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.30h x 6.20w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/03\/2020","brand":"Ilan Stavans","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44049969316095,"sku":"9781632062406","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_73667048-9458-4991-9866-1c7b87345dba.jpg?v=1685004438","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/popol-vuh-ilan-stavans-9781632062406","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}