by Miguel Ángel Asturias · Alianza · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420634968
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«Hombres de maíz» is the novel by Miguel Ángel Asturias, published by Alianza in paperback (367 pages, in Spanish).
The narrative denounces the devastation that capitalism and large corporations cause in the indigenous and peasant communities of Guatemala. With prose that fuses realism and mythical elements, the work portrays the resistance of these peoples to preserve their territory and traditions in the face of exploitation and modernization.
This edition was published in 1972 in the El Libro de Bolsillo collection, Literature section (number 413).
Work for university students and readers of Hispanic American narrative interested in the social and mythical novel.
Miguel Ángel Asturias Rosales was a Guatemalan poet-diplomat, novelist, playwright and journalist. Winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1967, his work helped bring attention to the importance of indigenous cultures, especially those of his native Guatemala.
