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A Mayan Life

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Description:This novel, the first ever by a Mayan writer, is thus the first in which the Maya themselves tell their own story. It narrates the life of Lwin, a Q'anjob'al Maya, living in the hamlet of Jolomk'u, high up in the isolated Cuchumatan Mountains in the Department of Huehuetenango. Through the eyes of Lwin, we live the drama of an oppressed people struggling to survive and maintain its dignity five centuries after the Spanish invasion. Rich in personal and ethnological detail, the reader comes away knowing better just what it means to be a contemporary Maya in Guatemala. Born in San Pedro Soloma in 1945, Gaspar Pedro Gonzalez is a graduate of Universidad Mariano Galvez, having majored in educational planning. He currently teaches Mayan literature and oral tradition at his alma mater, and is a member of the Academy of Mayan Languages of Guatemala.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Mayan Life. To get started finding A Mayan Life, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This novel, the first ever by a Mayan writer, is thus the first in which the Maya themselves tell their own story. It narrates the life of Lwin, a Q'anjob'al Maya, living in the hamlet of Jolomk'u, high up in the isolated Cuchumatan Mountains in the Department of Huehuetenango. Through the eyes of Lwin, we live the drama of an oppressed people struggling to survive and maintain its dignity five centuries after the Spanish invasion. Rich in personal and ethnological detail, the reader comes away knowing better just what it means to be a contemporary Maya in Guatemala. Born in San Pedro Soloma in 1945, Gaspar Pedro Gonzalez is a graduate of Universidad Mariano Galvez, having majored in educational planning. He currently teaches Mayan literature and oral tradition at his alma mater, and is a member of the Academy of Mayan Languages of Guatemala.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Mayan Life. To get started finding A Mayan Life, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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