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Menchu, Rigoberta with Dante Liano Illust. by Domi: - The Honey Jar.

Toronto, Groundwood Books, House of Anansi Press, 2008 2nd Printing in UK, hard cover blue cloth bds, VG, small indent to margin of upper bd, unclipped dust jacket, a little furled at edges and small matching indent to upper margin otherwise VG++, contents fine and tight, no names inscriptions etc... lovely bright colour illustrations by Domi, pp64. Ancient Maya tales the author listened to in the firelight. They include creation myths, a tale of magic twins, "...explanations of how and why certain natural phenomena came to exist and animal tales. The underworld, the sky, the sun and moon, plants, people, animals, gods and demi-gods are all present in these stories, and through them we come to know more about the elements that shaped the Mayas' understanding of the world."
GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 US$ 10.75 | JP¥ 1582] Book number 14426

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