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Book 1975

Men of maize

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Publisher
Delacorte Press/S. Lawrence
Language
English
Published
1975
  • Fiction
  • Social life and customs
  • Ficción
  • Vida social y costumbres
  • Mexico, economic conditions
  • Guatemalan literature
  • Guatemalan fiction
  • Translations into English

Men of Maize is an incredible tale of Indian life in Latin America during the early twentieth century, woven poetically by Asturias. In six parts he simultaneously creates and re-tells history, blurring the distinctions between reality and myth. He interweaves the past, present and future, giving the background tale, then continuing on to show how that tale would become the folklore of the future.