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Fiction in Translation: International Writers and Underrepresented Perspectives at Emory

A LibGuide highlighting popular literary works written by international authors in Emory's collection. The focus is on works translated into English and underrepresented perspectives in these regions.

Humberto Ak’abal

Humberto Ak’abal

Humberto Ak’abal (1952-2019) was a Guatemalan Ki’che Mayan poet. He originally wrote in Spanish and started to compose poems in his native tongue in 1980s. His Ki’che language works were only published starting in the 1990s.  Ak’abal received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2006.  Notably, Ak’abal rejected Guatemala’s Premio Nacional de Literatura "Miguel Ángel Asturias” because he believed that Asturias encouraged racism against Guatemala’s indigenous peoples.

 

Translated Titles by Humberto Ak'abal

In the courtyard of the moon : selected poems (English)

Tejedor de palabras = Ajkem tzij (Spanish and Ki'che)