Long Life, Honey in the Heart: A Story of Initiation and Eloquence from the Shores of a Mayan Lake

Martín Prechtel
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
October 20 2004
EAN: 9781556435386
ISBN: 155643538X
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Synopsis: Martín Prechtel continues the narrative of his unique life in Santiago, Atitlan in Long Life, Honey in the Heart, an eloquent memoir replete with the subtle intelligence and sophistication of Mayan culture. Set against the dramatic backdrop of Guatemala's political upheaval in the 1980s, this heady mix of magic, humor, and spirituality immerses the reader in the experiences of Mayan birth, courting, marriage, childrearing, old age, death, and beyond, using the true story of Prechtel's own family and friends.