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EditorElizabeth Toole
AuthorFederico Navarrete
IllustratorMarcos Soriano
Cover artistMarcos Soriano
LanguageEnglish
SeriesTimeless Stories of El Salvador
GenresLegends, Fairytales and Horror
PublisherIndependent
Publication date
November 26, 2020
Publication placePoland
Pages173
ISBN9798558368871

Timeless Stories of El Salvador is a series of books of fairytales and legends of the Salvadoran author Federico Navarrete. The first volume was published in 2020 in Łódź, Poland and the second volume was published in 2022 in Madrid, Spain. Both were published independently in collaboration with the Embassy of El Salvador in Germany. [1]

Each volume contains thirty-one legends and tales from all over El Salvador. The vast majority were written and interpreted informally on a blog during the writer's stay in Poland. The stories are based on his experiences in El Salvador and books, newspapers, encyclopedias and blogs that he read over the years. This series of books is the first collection of Salvadoran folklore in English. [2][3]

The stories that make up Timeless Stories of El Salvador, the first series of books by Federico Navarrete, focus on urban, colonial, indigenous legends (mainly Cuzcatlecs, Mayas and Lencas) as well as fairytales that have been passed down by oral tradition for generations. Each story was adapted using cultural intelligence in order to reach the non-Spanish-speaking population. [4][5]

The stories

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The first volume contains:

  • The good and the bad Cadejo
  • The Siguanaba
  • Cipitio
  • The Headless Priest
  • The Black Knight
  • The Guirola Family
  • The Partideño
  • The Squeaky Wagon
  • The Owls- The Lady of the Rings
  • The Cuyancua
  • The Fair Judge of the Night
  • The Managuas
  • Chasca “The virgin of the water”
  • The Fleshless Woman
  • The Enchanted Ulupa Lagoon
  • Our Lady Saint Anne
  • The Midnight Yeller
  • The Lempa River
  • Devil’s Door
  • Comizahual “The white woman”
  • Izalco Volcano
  • The Moon’s Cave
  • The Amate Tree
  • The Pig Witch
  • The Tabudo
  • Mr. Money and Mrs. Fortune
  • Princess Naba and the Balsam Tree
  • The Tamales Woman of Cuzcachapa Lagoon
  • The Living Rock of Nahuizalco
  • Alegria Lagoon Siren

The second volume contains:

  • Sir Francis Drake, The First Pirate of The Pacific
  • The Death of The Sorcerer of La Nahuaterique
  • The Mulus
  • The Almighty Tlaloc
  • The Mysterious Woman of The Toad River
  • Lake Ilopango
  • The Bewitched Wagon
  • The Dwarf
  • The Bandari Witch
  • The Weeping Woman
  • The Virgin of Izalco
  • The Headless Horseman
  • Tenancin, “Cipitio’s girlfriend”
  • Prince Atonal
  • The Pirate Treasures of Meanguera Island
  • The Black Horse
  • Tangaloa, “The Guardian of The Sea”
  • The Cocoa
  • Lake Coatepeque Snake
  • The Woman of The Chinchontepec
  • The Amate Flower
  • Titilcíhuat, “The Fire Woman
  • The Arbolarios
  • Devil’s Pool and its twin
  • The Frogfish
  • The Eruption of The San Salvador Volcano
  • The Giantess of Jocoro
  • The Bewitched Rock
  • The Old Church of San Dionisio
  • The Cukinca Cave
  • Cuicuizcatl and The Chinchontepec Underworlds

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Libro sobre mitología salvadoreña causa furor en Alemania". Diario El Salvador (in Spanish). 2020-11-24. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  2. ^ "Escritores salvadoreños que han publicado en inglés". guanacos (in Spanish). 2021-01-20. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  3. ^ "Embajada de El Salvador en Alemania presentó el libro "Timeless Stories of El Salvador" de Federico Navarrete". Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de El Salvador (in Spanish). 2020-11-19. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  4. ^ "Graduado UDB radicado en Polonia escribe libro sobre historias y leyendas salvadoreñas". Universidad Don Bosco (in Spanish). 2020-11-28. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  5. ^ "Federico Navarrete, Timeless Stories of El Salvador, Gespräch, Lesung". Buch Wien (in German). Retrieved 2022-10-29.

[[Category:Mythology books]] [[Category:Salvadoran books]] [[Category:Fairy tales books]]