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Latin American folktales : stories from Hispanic and Indian traditions

John Bierhorst (Editor, Writer of introduction)
The first panoramic anthology of Hispano-American folk narratives, this core collection gathers one hundred tales arranged in the form of a "velorio," or wake. The tales are preceded by a selection of early Colonial legends foreshadowing the themes of Latino folklore, followed by modern Indian myths, riddles, chain riddles, and folk prayers

Print Book, English, 2002
First edition
Pantheon Books, New York, 2002