The Bloody Tears of a Cloud
Las Sangrientas Lágrimas de una Nube
Object Details
| Subject Language | Quechua, South Bolivian |
| Language PID(s) | ailla:119707 |
| Title [Indigenous] | Phuyup Yawar Waqaynin |
| Language of Indigenous Title | quh |
| Title | The Bloody Tears of a Cloud |
| Language Community | Cochabamba, Bolivia |
| Country(ies) | Bolivia |
| Place Created | Cochabamba, Bolivia |
| Date Created | 2013-06-01 |
| Description [Indigenous] | |
| Language of Indigenous Description | |
| Description | Phuyup Yawar Waqaynin (The cloud’s bloody tear) is a novella based on the life of Camacho Rios’ grandparents, and is a documentation of traditional Quechua life. The novella narrates the story of a community in the area of Anzaldo, a small town in the Cochabamba department in central Bolivia. The novella touches on the daily life and social structures of the community, including involvement in the Revolutionary Nationalist Movement under the leadership of Victor Paz Estenssoro (four-term President of Bolivia). The story follows multiple generations in the community from 1940-1974. |
| Genres | Book |
| Source Note | |
| References | Camacho-Rios, Gladys (Author), Gladys Camacho Rios and Gillian Gallagher (Translators). 2013. Phuyup Yayar Waqaynin [The bloody tears of a cloud]. Grupo Editorial Kipus. |
| Contributor(s) Individual / Role | Camacho Rios, Gladys (Author, Translator) Gallagher, Gillian (Translator) |
| Contributor(s) Corporate / Role |
Media Files
There are 2 objects in this resource| Object | File Types | Access Level |
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| phuyup yawar waqaynin English.pdf | application/pdf | 1 |
| Tapa libro quechua.jpg | image/jpeg | 1 |
