This
collection of
fourteen traditional cuentos, retold in
English and
regional New Mexico Spanish,
unfolds within Usner's memoir of his grandmother,
Benigna Ortega Chávez, and their summers together on the Plaza in Chimayó, New Mexico (30 miles northeast of Santa Fe). Presented in bilingual format, and illustrated with original drawings and photographs, this book is an important addition to the Nuevo Mexicano narrative tradition, and a tribute to a master storyteller.
"The first book of traditional Nuevo Mexicano stories to highlight the storyteller and her role as culture bearer." (Enrique Lamadrid, advance praise)
"Listen to this authentic voice from the far land of New Mexico's past. Pull up a chair. Throw away your watch. Benigna Ortega Chavez will tell you a story." (William deBuys, advance praise).
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