Chamoru Legends: A Gathering of Stories

By Teresita Lourdes Perez

Book Overview

CHamoru Legends: A Gathering of Stories retells 12 CHamoru legends with personal reflections from author Teresita Lourdes Perez, unique illustrations for each legend by Guam artists, and versions of the legends in the CHamoru language by Maria Ana Tenorio Rivera. The publication is a reversible book featuring the legends in English on one side and in CHamoru on the other. Through these layers of interpretation, the book weaves together strips of wisdom and cultural lessons like leaves used to shape the CHamoru gu fak, or mat, upon which the earliest CHamoru storytellers sat sharing their versions of these timeless tales.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1935198335
• ISBN13: 9781935198338
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: University of Guam Press
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"