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Benigna's Chimayo: Cuentos from the Old Plaza

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Remembering Chimayo

Benigna's Chimayo: Cuentos from the Old Plaza
Donald J. Usner , and Benigna Ortega Chavez
Manufacturer: Museum of New Mexico Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Sabino's Map: Life in Chimayo's Old Plaza

ASIN: 0890133824

Book Description

This collection of fourteen traditional cuentos, retold in English and regional New Mexico Spanish, unfolds within Usner's memoir of his grandmother, Benigna Ortega Chávez, and their summers together on the Plaza in Chimayó, New Mexico (30 miles northeast of Santa Fe). Presented in bilingual format, and illustrated with original drawings and photographs, this book is an important addition to the Nuevo Mexicano narrative tradition, and a tribute to a master storyteller.

"The first book of traditional Nuevo Mexicano stories to highlight the storyteller and her role as culture bearer." (Enrique Lamadrid, advance praise)

"Listen to this authentic voice from the far land of New Mexico's past. Pull up a chair. Throw away your watch. Benigna Ortega Chavez will tell you a story." (William deBuys, advance praise)

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Remembering Chimayo.......2003-06-03

The cuentos/stories are warm and quite different from other folklore stories. The stories aren't just thrown at the reader. Each cuento has its own introduction to create a mood and preserve a memory of the past. I am from Truchas (near Chimayo) and vaguely remember some of these cuentos. Don Usner did a wonderful job of preserving these stories before DVDs conquer the world. The stories are first told in English with occasional Spanish phrases interwoven, and all Spanish is followed by a translation for the English reader. The stories are retold in Spanish in the 2nd part of the book, minus the introductions provided with the English versions. These are great stories and well written to read to children. My favorite cuento has to be El Viejo Tuerco (Old One-eyed) because I do remember looking for treasure in old trees.

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