num_pages: 95
description: Throughout Mexico and wherever Hispanics live, the legend of "La Llorona" has been told for generation upon generation. There are as many versions of the tale of the Wailing woman are story tellers. In this short novel by Rudolfo Anaya, the story assumes historic proportions. The author suggests that the first Llorona of the New World was Malinche, the consort of the Spanish conquistador, Cortez. In Anaya's version of the story, Malinche rises to noble and tragic stature.
language: English
title: The Legend of La Llorona: A Short Novel
titlecomplete: The Legend of La Llorona: A Short Novel
ratings_count: 61
publisher: Tonatiuh-Quinto Sol International