The Destruction Of The Jaguar (Record no. 7889)
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| fixed length control field | 01778nam a2200181 4500 |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | 87013150 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780872862104 |
| 024 ## - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER | |
| Standard number or code | 15652376 |
| 050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | PM3968.65.E5 B66 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 897 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Christopher Sawyer-Lauȧnno |
| 245 1# - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Destruction Of The Jaguar |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | City Lights Books |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 104 pages |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Christopher Sawyer-Laucanno writes in his introduction to Destruction of the Jaguar that "The Books of Chilam Balam 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." Here 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. "The Destruction of the Jaguar 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,Chicago Tribune Christopher Sawyer-Lau#65533;anno 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 includeE.E. Cummings: A Biography (Methuen Publishing, 2005) andThe Continual Pilgrimage: American Writers in Paris, 1944-1960 (City Lights, 2001). |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Poetry |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Lake Chapala Society | Lake Chapala Society | 07/17/2024 | MEX 897.4 SAWY | 43644 | 07/17/2024 | 1 | 07/17/2024 | Book |