Cuentos: Tales from the Hispanic Southwest: Based on Stories Originally Collected by Juan B. Rael (English and Spanish Edition)
- ISBN13: 9780890131114
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Witchcraft, magic and events from everyday life provide lively twists to these twenty-three folktales that evoke the rich tradition of the early Spanish settlers. Bilingual Stories in Spanish and English.
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Review by Richard Z. Kristin for Cuentos: Tales from the Hispanic Southwest: Based on Stories Originally Collected by Juan B. Rael (English and Spanish Edition)
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This is a very entertaining collection of folk tales in bilingual Spanish/English format. The stories range from funny anecdotes of life, to tales that teach the wisdom of the people of the Southwest, to tales of witchcraft.The translations are sometimes even better than the originals. No wonder because one of the translators, Rudolfo Anaya, is a best selling author and superb writer.This book offers an opportunity for people who want to improve their Spanish. Read the original Spanish first and refer to the English translation when you get to the parts you don’t understand.The book is great campfire or bedtime reading for kids. Both you and your kids will come out wiser for it.
June 22nd, 2010 at 12:46 pm
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I really enjoyed this book. I am an adult beginning/intermediate Spanish student and am always looking for opportunities to practice my limited skills. This books is filled with wonderful folk tales which are a joy to read, and the English translations provide me with immediate assistance.
June 22nd, 2010 at 1:41 pm
Review by Buford A. Moore for Cuentos: Tales from the Hispanic Southwest: Based on Stories Originally Collected by Juan B. Rael (English and Spanish Edition)
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I loved the short stories but the traslations were sometimes a little differnt. They used lots of archaic Spanish words. Sometimes you can’t find a translation for them. I am glad I bought the book.
June 22nd, 2010 at 1:53 pm
Review by Ryan S. Mease for Cuentos: Tales from the Hispanic Southwest: Based on Stories Originally Collected by Juan B. Rael (English and Spanish Edition)
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The stories of ‘Cuentos’ are themselves quite entertaining. The topics are often moralizing, and end in quick jabs of comedy.
My main concern with this work is that the English translations are not word-for-word. The English writing insists in his introduction “these stories are alive.” Using this guideline, he crafts loose-language translations; their plots are accurate, but sentences are often added, causing confusion in places for a fledgling billingual reader.
In all, the book is enjoyable.
June 22nd, 2010 at 2:46 pm