Fables from A to Z (From Aesop to Zuņiga) - Softcover

Zuņiga, Mr Luis Andrés

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1537505912 ISBN 13: 9781537505916

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

Synopsis

Presenting a classic master storyteller: Luis Andrés Zúņiga offers captivating stories about animals to show what makes us human. Luis Andrés Zúņiga was a man ahead of his time. With great precision, he wrote almost a century ago in his superbly crafted fables about his world, a world that bears an uncanny resemblance to that of today. The enduring and timeless quality of his fables takes aim at the self-serving and corrupt politicians of his day who perfectly mirror the politicians of our own times. Using animals like the lion, the mouse, the eagle and the spider, he deftly ridicules humanity and zeroes in on the hypocrisy of society. He exposes in his fables the uncontrolled avarice, corruption, hubris, and deviousness of the politicians he came to know; the disastrous consequences of electing incompetent individuals to high office, and the perils of a raging mob. Zúņiga’s characters expose man’s true nature and how he fools people, none more so than himself. The stories anticipate the horrifying struggles that are taking place in parts of our world today. In the nasty and ruthless world he depicts, only the strong and the cunning can survive. And yet, the stories evoke a humanism that shows us there can be redemption in this world through the power of goodness and love.

About this title

About the Author:

Luis Andrés Zúņiga was a celebrated Honduran lawyer, poet, essayist, fabulist, and playwright. His writings, poems and essays rank among the best in Central American literature. His masterpiece was The Fables, published in 1919, where he satirized the political establishment of his day. He did not realize that, with uncanny precision, he was also parodying our present-day life struggles and political conflicts. He died in 1964.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1537505912
• ISBN 13: 9781537505916
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 108