Victor Montejo is a distinguished Zapotec Maya / Guatemalan anthropologist, author and professor in the Department of Native American Studies at the University of California at Davis who, after a very long period in exile, returned for a time to Guatemala to work for indigenous rights. He has also written White Flower: A Maya Princess / Blanca Flor: una princesa Maya for Groundwood. He lives in Davis, California. Luis Garay is a celebrated Nicaraguan illustrator who spent six months in Guatemala doing research for the illustrations in this book. He has also illustrated Jade and Iron, A Handful of Seeds, Cousins / Primas and Alfredito Flies Home / Alfredito regresa volando a su casa. One of the best young Latin American illustrators working today, Luis Garay now lives in Mexico. David Unger, originally from Guatemala, is a well-known translator, poet and novelist who lives in New York City.
[Popol Vuh] contains a rich array of creation myth, pourquoi
stories, and trixster tales...Dramatically lit paintings by Luis
Garay will engage curiosity...-- "Horn Book"
A beautifully designed book to be savored on its own or as a source
for cultural or comparative studies.-- "School Library Journal"
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