The river of lost voices : stories from Guatemala
Brazaitis, Mark , 1966-
The river of lost voices : stories from Guatemala / Mark Brazaitis - Iowa City : University of Iowa Press , c1998. - 186 p. ; 24 cm. - Iowa short fiction award .
Jose del Rio -- Snow -- A detective's story -- The liar -- The whale -- How they healed -- The corner kick -- The priest's daughter -- Bathwater -- Gemelas
Guatemala is a country of extremes -- a place of terrible cruelty, apparent in its thirty-six-year civil war, and incredible beauty in its dramatic landscapes and indigenous cultures. The stories in Mark Brazaitis' The River of Lost Voices capture both the magic and the sorrow of life in Santa Cruz Verapaz, a small town in the northern mountains of Guatemala. In stories such as "Jose del Rio" and "Bathwater, ' Brazaitis blends magical realism with political intrigue to realize the impact of the country's civil war and its roots in the Spanish Conquest. "A Detective's Story" reveals the influence of the United States in the shaping of Guatemalan politics. In a dreamlike story entitled "The Whale", the narrator laments the destructive nature of homophobia in Guatemalan society. Yet this prize-winning collection is not a political work. Rather, it is a book about men and women struggling to overcome hardship and misfortune in their own lives. In each of these stories, Brazaitis gives voice to Guatemala's indigenous population -- people who speak Pokomchi and Cakchiquel, languages and cultures often buried in the crush of assimilation. Through their voices, the author uncovers stories of lives redeemed and lost in the tumult of history and circumstance.
9780877456421
98024437
Indians of Central America----Guatemala----Fiction
Mountain life---Fiction
Guatemala----Social life and customs
PS3552.R3566 / R58 1998
LAS FIC BRA
The river of lost voices : stories from Guatemala / Mark Brazaitis - Iowa City : University of Iowa Press , c1998. - 186 p. ; 24 cm. - Iowa short fiction award .
Jose del Rio -- Snow -- A detective's story -- The liar -- The whale -- How they healed -- The corner kick -- The priest's daughter -- Bathwater -- Gemelas
Guatemala is a country of extremes -- a place of terrible cruelty, apparent in its thirty-six-year civil war, and incredible beauty in its dramatic landscapes and indigenous cultures. The stories in Mark Brazaitis' The River of Lost Voices capture both the magic and the sorrow of life in Santa Cruz Verapaz, a small town in the northern mountains of Guatemala. In stories such as "Jose del Rio" and "Bathwater, ' Brazaitis blends magical realism with political intrigue to realize the impact of the country's civil war and its roots in the Spanish Conquest. "A Detective's Story" reveals the influence of the United States in the shaping of Guatemalan politics. In a dreamlike story entitled "The Whale", the narrator laments the destructive nature of homophobia in Guatemalan society. Yet this prize-winning collection is not a political work. Rather, it is a book about men and women struggling to overcome hardship and misfortune in their own lives. In each of these stories, Brazaitis gives voice to Guatemala's indigenous population -- people who speak Pokomchi and Cakchiquel, languages and cultures often buried in the crush of assimilation. Through their voices, the author uncovers stories of lives redeemed and lost in the tumult of history and circumstance.
9780877456421
98024437
Indians of Central America----Guatemala----Fiction
Mountain life---Fiction
Guatemala----Social life and customs
PS3552.R3566 / R58 1998
LAS FIC BRA
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