Time commences in Xibalbá
By: Luis de Lión ; translated by Nathan C. Henne ; afterword by Arturo Arias
Contributors: Henne, Nathan C.
Series: Sun tracks: an American Indian literary series -- v. 74
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Tucson
Language: eng
Number of pages: 119
ISBN-13: 9780816521340
Work titles: Tiempo principia en Xibalbá
Description: "Tells the story of a violent village crisis in Guatemala sparked by the return of a prodigal son, Pascual. He had been raised tough by a poor, single mother in the village before going off with the military. When Pascual comes back, he is changed--both scarred and "enlightened" by his experiences. To his eyes, the village has remained frozen in time. After experiencing alternative cultures in the wider world, he finds that he is both comforted and disgusted by the village's lingering "indigenous" characteristics."---Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.