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Men of Maize (Spanish: Hombres de maíz) is a 1949 novel by Guatemalan Nobel Prize in Literature winner Miguel Ángel Asturias. The novel is usually considered to be Asturias's masterpiece, yet remains one of the least understood novels produced by Asturias.
- Miguel Ángel Asturias
- 1949
Deep in the mountain forests of Guatemala, a community of Indigenous Mayans—the “men of maize”—serves as stewards to sacred corn crops. When profiteering outsiders encroach on their territory and threaten to abuse the fertile land, they enter a bloody struggle to protect their way of life.
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Apr 21, 2022 · Men of maize by Asturias, Miguel Angel. Publication date 1988 Publisher London ; New York : Verso Collection inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks Contributor
The narrative, rich in symbolism and poetic language, explores the impact of modernization and exploitation on rural communities, critiquing the forces of colonialism and capitalism that disrupt the harmony between humans and nature.
Men of Maize: Critical Edition. Miguel Ángel Asturias, Gerald Martin (Translator) 3.98. 926 ratings111 reviews. English (translation) Original Spanish. Genres Fiction Spanish Literature Classics Magical Realism Nobel Prize Latin American Novels. ...more. 466 pages, Hardcover. First published January 1, 1949. Book details & editions.
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Men of Maize - Kindle edition by Asturias, Miguel Ángel, Tobar, Héctor, Martin, Gerald, Martin, Gerald. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Men of Maize.
Add to Goodreads. A novel whose time has come: the Nobel Prize–winning author of Mr. President's visionary epic of ecological devastation, capitalist exploitation, and Indigenous wisdom, now available again for its 75th anniversary with a new introduction and with a foreword by Pulitzer Prize winner Héctor Tobar. A Penguin Classic.
