The first panoramic anthology of Hispano-American folk narratives, this core collection gathers one hundred tales arranged in the form of a "velorio," or wake. The tales are preceded by a selection of early Colonial legends foreshadowing the themes of Latino folklore, followed by modern Indian myths
Latin American Folktales-Stories from Hispanic and Indian Traditions
โ Scribed by John Bierhorst (ed)
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 504 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0307426580
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