by Miguel Ángel Asturias · ISBN 9788420688343
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Men of Maize is a novel by Guatemalan writer Miguel Ángel Asturias, published in 1949. Considered his masterpiece and a classic of Latin American literature, the novel explores the clash between indigenous cultures and modernity, as well as the defense of traditions and the connection with the land. Through a poetic and symbolic language, Asturias denounces the exploitation and dispossession of native peoples, while exalting their worldview and ancestral wisdom.
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.
