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The Legend of La Llorona (Paperback)
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The Legend of La Llorona (Paperback)
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The folklore of Spanish America is full of exciting accounts of a
wandering, shrieking, tormented spirit called La Llorona, the
"Wailing Woman." Her eerie spine-chilling cry was said to be an
omen of death. This is the first serious account of the frightening
tale that has fascinated people for generations. Ray John de
Aragon, an expert on Spanish folklore, traditions and myths,
traveled throughout the villages and byways of New Mexico searching
out the roots of this very popular Spanish phantom. What he found
was that every person he listened to had a different version. They
sometimes placed her in their own towns as having been a local girl
who had lived, loved, and then died a tragic death. She then arose,
according to hearsay, and now she searches throughout the
countryside for the children she lost in a watery grave. Some
villagers even took him to a nearby river or arroyo to show him
where La Llorona and her children drowned, but they always
cautioned, "Don't come here late at night because she will appear
to you crying, and she will follow you as you try to get away." The
author then took the threads of the stories he heard and has woven
them in a full length study of this famous ghost. Noted folklorist
Pedro Ribera Ortega called this book in a review, "The tragic
mythic love/ghost story laid out to scare even the bravest of
readers." Ray John de Aragon has a Masters in American Studies and
has been a keynote speaker at public and historical conferences. He
is the recipient of numerous awards and is the author of "Padre
Martinez and Bishop Lamy," "The Penitentes of New Mexico," and
"Recollections of the Life of the Priest Don Antonio Jose
Martinez," all from Sunstone Press.
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Imprint: |
Sunstone Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
June 2006 |
First published: |
June 2006 |
Authors: |
Ray John De Aragon
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 6mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
104 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-86534-505-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Fantasy
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LSN: |
0-86534-505-8 |
Barcode: |
9780865345058 |
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