Articles tagged "Mayan Literature"

Dreamhouse (Mag: Articles)

By Auldárico Hernández | October 28, 2005

Note: This poem was originally written in Yucatecan Maya. Child Little brother Jaguar race of the indomitable mystical spirit your…...

Translated from Spanish by Earl Shorris and Sylvia Sasson Shorris

Alux (Mag: Articles)

By Santiago Domínguez Aké | September 29, 2005

Note: The work was written originally in Yucatecan Maya, the most widely spoken indigenous language in Mexico. Miguel Angel May May, the writer and cultural leader, has been responsible for the formation…...

Translated from Spanish by Sylvia Sasson Shorris and Earl Shorris

Poverty (Mag: Articles)

By María Luisa Góngora Pacheco | September 29, 2005

Note: This piece was originally written in Yucatecan Maya, and was probably adapted from the oral tradition. The Maya to Spanish translation was done in a collaboration with Miguel Angel May May, Santiago…...

Translated from Spanish by Earl Shorris and Sylvia Sasson Shorris

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