Revitalization Strategies in Gaspar Pedro González’s A Mayan Life
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Reginald Dyck
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 30, no. 3-4, Fall-Winter, 2018, pp. 179-199
Description
Provides a close reading with literary cricism of González’s novel which is set during the Guatemalan civil war. Author examines the Maya responses to this conflict in the context of the social, political, and economic factors, and discusses issues of cultural revitalization, Maya self-determination, education and leadership.