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The Golden Chalice of Hunahpú: A Novel of the Spanish Attack on the Maya
The Golden Chalice of Hunahpú: A Novel of the Spanish Attack on the Maya
The Golden Chalice of Hunahpú: A Novel of the Spanish Attack on the Maya
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Winner of the 2015 BAIPA Fiction Book Award, The Golden Chalice of Hunahpú: A Novel of the Spanish Attack on the Maya is the remarkable story of the great conflict between the Spanish conquistadores and the Maya of Guatemala. The beautiful Beatriz, wife of Pedro de Alvarado, the most barbaric of conquerors, becomes the ruler of all the Americas. Belehé Qat, a Mayan prince, whose love for Xtah transcends the bloody war, must enter into the Mayan underworld to achieve manhood. Father Domingo, a corpulent Dominican, is comically dragged into heroism thereby finding love. Their incredible stories intertwine leading to the volcanic climax. This compelling tale, thoroughly researched and true to the time and culture, chronicles the human tragedy of conquest and the mythic vitality of the defiant Maya. Romance, humor and drama make this literary historical novel lively and riveting. "The book is barely three-hundred pages long but feels as satisfying as an epic three times that length. Recommended." -Historical Novel Society Review

LanguageEnglish
PublisherWilliam Vlach
Release dateJan 28, 2012
ISBN9781466177253
The Golden Chalice of Hunahpú: A Novel of the Spanish Attack on the Maya
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William Vlach

William Vlach lives in San Francisco. His poetry has been published in the United States and the U.K. Both his playwriting and parody works have won writing awards. His essays on the history of ethics have been published in psychology journals in the States. His research on police psychology has been published in the volume Violence: Mercurial Gestalt. He has served on the Steering Group of Oxford University’s Cultures of Violence Project. He continues his clinical practice in San Francisco. One reviewer wrote that The Golden Chalice of Huanhpu was "An amazing feat of storytelling: envisioning the Guatemala of 500 years past with it’s richness of clashing worlds. Clearly well researched linguistically as well as historically, the author evokes and gives life to characters very different from each other (and from ourselves); through their differing speech patterns their consciousness is revealed. This creates a dreamlike and hypnotic atmosphere in which the reader can feel safe in going back in time with an intelligent and compassionate guide." The novel won the 2015 BAIPA Book Award for Fiction.

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