80 pages
24 full color illustrations
5 x 7
Pub date April 1994
Hardcover
$10.95
FOLK WISDOM OF MEXICO
Proverbios y dichos Mexicanos
collected and translated by Jeff M. Sellers
illustrations by Annika Maria Nelson
With a delightful mixture of laughter and love, fatalism and faith, the proverbs of Mexico capture the wisdom, spirit, and experience of a complex and colorful country. Over 100 authentic sayings -- or dichos -- are presented in this charming bilingual assortment. Compiled by a former writer for the Mexico City News, illustrated with dramatic artwork, and including a foreword by Gary Soto, the noted Chicano poet, this wise and wonderful collection will entertain, inform, and enchant readers both north and south of the border.