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From the Winds of Manguito/Desde Los Vientos de Manguito

Cuban Folktales in English and Spanish/Cuentos Folkloricos de Cuba, En Ingles y Espanol

Retold by Elvia Perez. Ed. by Margaret Read MacDonald

Beschreibung

Discusses the origins of Cuban folklore and presents traditional children's games, recipes, and tales, including stories from the country, Afro-Cuban traditions, and tales of animals and fantastic creatures.

Autor

ELVIA PEREZ, a world-renowned storyteller, storytelling advocate, author, and journal editor who has served on the Cuban National Cultural Counsel for more than two decades and has worked extensively on storytelling programs for Cuban television. Elvia has received many distinctions for her contributions in the cultural arena, including the award Cuentacontigo, voted by the public has their favorite performance and also the award brocal given to her artistic trajectory by the Biennal de Oralidad. PAULA MARTIN, a teacher, writer and storyteller, who performs in schools and community centers in her native Argentina, and at festivals in Argentina, Cuba, and the United States. MARGARET READ MACDONALD, award-winning author, editor, storyteller and former librarian. She also seves on the Libraries Unlimited World Folklore Series Advisory Board VICTOR HERNÁNDEZ MORA was born in 1964 in Habana, Cuba. Mora studied in both Habana and Santiago de Cuba. He graduated with a degree in Industrial Design from the Escuela of Diseño of Habana. He has had both collective and individual expositions in Habana at various cultural institutions and at the escuela de Altos Estudios de Hotelería y Turismo.

Produktdetails

• World Folklore Series
• Verlag: Libraries Unlimited
• Seitenzahl: 157
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2004
• Englisch, Spanisch
• Abmessung: 261mm x 183mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 570g
• ISBN-13: 9781591580911
• ISBN-10: 1591580919
• Artikelnr.: 13597795