La Llorona - The Crying Woman

Informationen zum Autor Rudolfo Anaya, widely acclaimed as one of the founders of modern Chicano literature, is professor emeritus of English at the University of New Mexico. Anaya was presented with the National Medal of Arts for literature in 2001 and his novel Alburquerque Klappentext The legend of La Llorona as retold by Rudolfo Anaya is storytelling anchored in a very human experience. His book helps parents explain to children the reality of death and the loss of loved ones. Zusammenfassung La Llorona, the Crying Woman, is the legendary creature who haunts rivers, lakes, and lonely roads. Said to seek out children who disobey their parents, she has become a “boogeyman”. La Llorona, deftly translated by Enrique Lamadrid, is familiar and newly informative, while Amy Córdova's rich illustrations illuminate the story.

Product details

• Authors: Rudolfo Anaya, Rudolfo A. Anaya, Rudolfo A./ Lamadrid Anaya
• Assisted by: Amy Cordova (Illustration), Amy Córdova (Illustration), Enrique Lamadrid (Translation), Enrique R Lamadrid (Translation), Enrique R. Lamadrid (Translation)
• Publisher: University Of New Mexico Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 11
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.09.2011
• EAN: 9780826344601
• ISBN: 978-0-8263-4460-1
• No. of pages: 40
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Story books, fairytales, sagas, rhymes, songs > Fairytales and sagas; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore