Latin American Folktales: Stories from Hispanic and Indian Traditions

(Paperback)

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More than one hndred delightful folktales spanning five hundred years and gathered from the Hispanic and Indian peoples of North, Central, and Soth America and the Carribean.

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A cornucopia of magic and myth . . . Beware, for the pages of this volumefilled with tricksters, witches, and ghostsare enchanted!
Ilan Stavans

Delightful . . . A rich and magical history of Hispanic and Indian traditions in the Americas. There is enough magic in this book to please everyone.
The Virginian-Pilot

Beware. This book has the ability to cast spells. After about a dozen pages, the reader slips from the present and into a magical time and place. Bierhorst has written many books based on Latin American lore, and [this] may well be his best. He approaches his subject matter with respect and humor, [and] the result is a panoramic anthology retaining the magic and allure that are the hallmarks of oral storytelling.
Arizona Daily Star

Bierhorst is a prolific folklorist who specializes in making oral traditions from a variety of cultures accessible to the general reading public. Each reader is certain to find favorites of his or her own.
Richmond Times-Dispatch

Author Bio

JOHN BIERHORST is the author, editor, or translator of more than thirty books on Native American lore, including Latin American Folktales,The Mythology of South America, The Mythology of North America, and The Mythology of Mexico and Central America.