Tales of Clay. (Cuentos de Barro) : A Bilingual Annotated Traslation of Cuentos de Barro. = Una traducción anotada y bilingue de Cuentos de Barro. / Salvador Salazar Arrué (Salarrué). Traductor; Nelson López Rojas

Regarded as one of El Salvador's most talented and original artists, Salarrué continues to be revered for giving a voice to the indigenous peoples of his homeland. Born Salvador Efraín Salazar Arrué (1899-1975), the Central American native quickly discovered his passion for the arts, expressing himself through writing, painting, sculpture, and music. It was his book of short stories, Cuentos de Barro, that first brought Salarrué international recognition. Comprised of thirty-four brief tales, this work sympathetically describes the daily struggles of the Izalco Indians of western El Salvador as well as the frequently harsh conditions under which they live. Without romanticizing the lives of the white, mestizo, and indigenous men and women who fill the pages of his stories,