Melendez A. G. The Book of Archives and Other Stories from the Mora Valley, New Mexico 9780806155845

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Автор: Melendez A. G.
Название: The Book of Archives and Other Stories from the Mora Valley, New Mexico
ISBN: 9780806155845
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Модернистская и современная художественная литература

Историческая художественная литература

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ISBN-10: 0806155841
Обложка/Формат: Paperback
Страницы: 248
Вес: 0.27 кг.
Дата издания: 13.04.2017
Серия: Chicana and chicano visions of the americas series
Язык: English
Размер: 216 x 140 x 15
Читательская аудитория: General (us: trade)
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Поставляется из: Англии
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In the shadow of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, New Mexicos Mora Valley harbors the ghosts of history: troubadours and soldiers, Plains Indians and settlers, families fleeing and finding home. There, more than a century ago, villagers collect scraps of paper documenting the valleys history and their identity--military records, travelers diaries, newspaper articles, poetry, and more--and bind them into a leather portfolio known as The Book of Archives. When a bomb blast during the Mexican-American War scatters the books contents to the wind, the memory of the accounts lives on instead in the minds of Mora residents. Poets and storytellers pass down the valleys traditions into the twentieth century, from one generation to the next. In this pathbreaking dual-language volume, author A. Gabriel Melendez joins their ranks, continuing the retelling of Mora Valleys tales for our time.

A native of Mora with el don de la palabra, the divine gift of words, Melendez mines historical sources and his own imagination to reconstruct the valleys story, first in English and then in Spanish. He strings together humorous, tragic, and quotidian vignettes about historical events and unlikely occurrences, creating a vivid portrait of Mora, both in cultural memory and present reality. Local gossip and family legend intertwine with Spanish-language ballads and the poetry of New Mexicos most famous dueling troubadours, Old Man Vilmas and the poet Garcia. Drawing on New Mexican storytelling tradition, Melendez weaves a colorful dual-language representation of a place whose irresistible characters and unforgettable events, and the inescapable truths they embody, still resonate today.
Дополнительное описание: Historical fiction|Short stories

The Book of Archives and Other Stories from the Mora Valley, New Mexico, Melendez A. G.