The Vaquero in Black and Other Mysterious Folktales / El vaquero de negro y otras leyendas misteriosas

by Alonso M. Perales

Overview

Witches, phantoms and other spooky creatures inhabit these stories drawn from Mexican-American folklore. Star-crossed lovers mysteriously disappear; old women metamorphose into wicked owls; phantoms roam the countryside. This ebook edition contains the original Spanish versions along with the author’s English translation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781518500893
Publisher:	Arte Publico Press
Publication date:	12/03/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

ALONSO M. PERALES, a Fulbright Scholar in Applied Linguistics, retired from the San Antonio School District after 35 years of service and was a senior lecturer at the universities of Quito, Guayaquil and El Salvador. He studied folklore at the Universidad Autónoma de México and under the Brazilian folklorist, Paulo de Carvahlo-Neto in Quito, Ecuador, and his articles have appeared in numerous journals. He obtained his doctorate from the University of Texas at Austin, and now lives in San Antonio, Texas, where he continues to write short stories and folk songs. Brujas, lechuzas y espantos/Witches, Owls, and Spooks is his first book for children.