Asturias verarbeitet literarisch die US-Intervention von 1954, die zum Sturz der Arbenz-Regierung in Guatemala führte.
Miguel Ángel Asturias Book order
October 19, 1899 – June 9, 1974
Miguel Ángel Asturias was a Guatemalan poet, novelist, and diplomat whose writings artfully blend the mysticism of the Maya with an epic impulse toward social protest. His work is deeply rooted in the struggle against dictatorships and injustice, often compelling him to live in exile. Asturias masterfully interweaves folklore with realistic portrayals of societal issues, creating a unique literary landscape that reflects his homeland. His writing stands as a testament to the power of words as a tool for resistance and the preservation of cultural identity.
- 2011
- 2005
Maladrón
- 264 pages
- 10 hours of reading
Publicada dos años después de que fuera concedido al gran escritor guatemalteco el Premio Nobel, MALADRÓN historia fabulosa, o fábula enraizada en la historia se sitúa en torno al año 1600, terminada ya la conquista española de Guatemala. Apartados del ejército de soldados castellanos y mercenarios tlascalas, cinco españoles emprenden su aventura personal: la búsqueda del mítico lugar en que los dos océanos se unen subterráneamente bajo los Andes Verdes. Con una prosa exuberante llena de resonancias musicales, Miguel Ángel Asturias (1899-1974) crea un mundo violento, desmesurado y lleno de enormes contrastes en el que termina produciéndose insensiblemente esa extraordinaria simbiosis que significa el mestizaje. Otras obras de Miguel Ángel Asturias en esta colección: «El Señor Presidente» (BA 0396), «Leyendas de Guatemala» (BA 0397), «Hombres de maíz» (BA 0398).
- 2001
Men of Maize
- 384 pages
- 14 hours of reading
Set in the mountain forests of Guatemala, the story follows a community of Indigenous Mayans, the 'men of maize,' who fiercely defend their sacred corn crops from encroaching outsiders. This conflict escalates into a bloody struggle to preserve their culture and land. Blending history with mythology, Miguel Ángel Asturias's evocative narrative serves as a poignant warning about the dangers of losing ancestral wisdom and the environmental devastation driven by colonialism and capitalism.
- 1997
"First English-language edition of El espejo de Lida Sal (see HLAS 30:3268), in which the Nobel laureate melds Mayan and Guatemalan myth and folklore in 10 stories whose hallucinatory prose challenges the reader. 'Everything unfolds in a land of natural dreamscapes ... The imagination reels.' Although lacking a table of contents and translator's note, the superb translation recommends the work for classroom use"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58
- 1989
Torotumbo
- 224 pages
- 8 hours of reading
- 1985
