by Rigoberta Menchú, Dante Liano · Sperling & Kupfer · tapa dura · ISBN 9788820041649
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«Lo scrigno dei sogni. La missione di Ixkem, bambina maya» is the children's story by Rigoberta Menchú and Dante Liano (Sperling & Kupfer, hardcover, 111 pages).
Ixkem, a Maya girl, is chosen by her grandfather to guard the knowledge and secrets of her family and her people. She learns to tend the cornfields, listens to the elders, and visits the world of spirits. A dream announces a new mission: to be a teacher and guardian of dreams and memories. Her grandmother organizes a party for her.
Italian edition of 111 pages, published in 2006 by Sperling & Kupfer. Part of the «Continente desaparecido» collection.
Suitable for young readers from 12 years old, especially for those who enjoy stories about Maya culture and memory.
Rigoberta Menchú Tum is a K'iche' Guatemalan human rights activist, feminist, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Menchú has dedicated her life to publicizing the rights of Guatemala's Indigenous peoples during and after the Guatemalan Civil War (1960–1996), and to promoting Indigenous rights internationally.
