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Leyendes de Guatemala

Leyendes de Guatemala or Legends of Guatemala, which is Miguel Asturias? first major work, depicts the Mayan civilization before the Spanish conquered the land. This novel brought him significant praises in France and Guatemala as well. Asturias used the elements of magical realism to tell several stories in the novel. Moreover, he applied both lyrical [...]

vdr | June 12th, 2008 | Continued

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Controversial Awards

As a poet, novelist, and diplomat, Miguel Asturias obtained several honors and awards all throughout his career. However, his receiving of the 1967 Nobel Prize for Literature caused some controversy as a critic notes that Asturias was still quite unknown outside Latin America and that there were more worthy candidates within Latin America. I [...]

vdr | June 6th, 2008 | Continued

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A Reader?s Perspective

Being a person who is fond of books, I could totally say that one?s knowledge is being enriched through the books you read. True enough reading books will bring you a lot of positive benefits. But there is also another aspect of reading that might be perceived as a negative effect.
In reading books, you [...]

vdr | May 30th, 2008 | Continued

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The Banana Trilogy

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Another masterpiece of Miguel Asturias is an epic trilogy about the abuse and exploitation of the native Indians on banana plantations. The trilogy, which is composed of the novels The Cyclone (1950), The Green Pope (1954), and lastly, The Eyes of the Interred (1960) ? all translated in English, depicts a fictional story explaining the [...]

vdr | May 29th, 2008 | Continued

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Men of Maize

Hombres de Maiz (Men of Maize, 1949) is usually mentioned to be Asturias? masterpiece. Written in six parts, the novel explores the difference of traditional Indian culture with that of the modern society. Asturias had always been passionate and educated about the mysterious world of native communities. The plot revolves around an Indian community whose [...]

vdr | May 24th, 2008 | Continued

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