by Miguel Barnet · Editorial Everest · tapa dura · ISBN 9788424179700
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This book is a collection of Afro-Cuban fables written by Miguel Barnet, exploring the creation of animals through short and entertaining stories. The work, illustrated by Enrique Martínez, presents stories that explain the origin of the characteristics of various animals, offering a rich view of culture and tradition. Ideal for young readers, this book is a window into Afro-Cuban mythology and its teachings.
Miguel Ángel Barnet Lanza is a Cuban writer, novelist and ethnographer. Known as an expert on Afro-Cuban culture, he studied sociology at the University of Havana, under Fernando Ortiz, the pioneer of Cuban anthropology. Barnet is best known for his Biografia de un cimarrón (1966), the life of Esteban Montejo, a former slave who was 103 when they met. He had escaped and lived as a marron before slavery was abolished in Cuba.
