{"product_id":"destruction-of-the-jaguar-from-the-books-of-chilam-balam-paperback","title":"Destruction of the Jaguar: From the Books of Chilam Balam - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristopher Sawyer-Lauçanno\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristopher Sawyer-Laucanno writes in his introduction to Destruction of the Jaguar that \"\u003ci\u003eThe Books of Chilam Balam\u003c\/i\u003e are the only principal surviving texts of the ancient Maya. Written in the Mayan language but in European script, they are generally considered to be transcriptions and recompilations from memory of material originally contained in the hieroglyphic books, all of which were apparently destroyed by the Spaniards. . . . As they stand now, they are a curious and fascinating combination of prophecy, history, chronology, ritual and mythology.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is an English translation that captures the unparalleled beauty of one of the great pre-Columbian masterpieces. This stirring, prophetic poetry haunts our own times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Destruction of the Jaguar\u003c\/i\u003e is Mayan surrealism, dark with jungle shadows and bright with macaw plumage. It is the savage song of a world turned to dust, and in Sawyer-Laucannos voice, it echoes loud and long for the first time in centuries.\"--Mark Dery, \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher Sawyer-Lauçanno\u003c\/b\u003e lives in Montague, Massachusetts, with his wife, the poet Patricia Pruitt, and their little white dog, Salty. In 2007 he was guest writer at the first Mussoorie Writers' Festival in India. His books include \u003ci\u003eE.E. Cummings: A Biography\u003c\/i\u003e (Methuen Publishing, 2005) and \u003ci\u003eThe Continual Pilgrimage: American Writers in Paris, 1944-1960\u003c\/i\u003e (City Lights, 2001).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.21 x 8 x 5.42 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42129938546823,"sku":"9780872862104","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/2ec35349c40e919e32e9bd938c3c1cc4.webp?v=1732607068","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/destruction-of-the-jaguar-from-the-books-of-chilam-balam-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}