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Loading... The Disobedience of the Daughter of the Sun: A Mayan Tale of Ecstasy, Time, and Finding One's True Formby Martín Prechtel
   None No current Talk conversations about this book.   ) SonoranDreamer | Feb 19, 2018 |  I didn't really like the fable that much at face value. It was mean. I like stories like the beginning of "The Hobbit," when everyone's sitting around in the shire, drinking tea and tending their gardens. I don't really like stories of pain and adventure as much. So I had some trouble with this story. But then the analysis is what makes it for me. It's absolutely beautiful! Martin chose to take a look at five layers. It makes you wonder, does every story in the Bible have five layers? How about in Beelzebub's Tales? Why aren't all stories like this? Maybe "Cloud Atlas" is. And if so, why don't we start talking about them! One interesting point that Martin makes is that Mayan people like exclusively in metaphor. Things don't exist. They relate and interact. It's a little tough for many of us to understand how different that could be. (  ) willszal | Jan 3, 2016 | no reviews | add a review
Author and illustrator Martín Prechtel is internationally known for his explorations of ancient folklore and uncovering the lessons therein for modern readers. In The Disobedience of the Daughter of the Sun, he revives a hitherto unknown Guatemalan Tzutujil Mayan tale of the beginnings of the world with a poetic retelling of the story, 28 evocative drawings, and a critical analysis that both enlightens and entertains. Having lived with the Mayans and learned their language, Prechtel authoritatively retells the powerful tale of the Tall Girl who weaves the world in a loom, her parents the Sun and the Moon who repudiate her suitors, and the mysterious man who disguises himself as a hummingbird to lure her away. Prechtel expands this archetypal story with five layers of commentary, each teasing out a different wisdom and revealing its relevance to the world today. No library descriptions found. |
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