Corn Man is a novel written by Guatemalan writer Miguel á ngel Asturias in 1949. Based on the illusory artistic conception of myths and legends, the novel describes the real life of farmers in mountainous areas and the conflict between Indians and local whites in corn planting, truly reflects the vast life field of Guatemalan society before the 1950s, and reveals the contradiction between traditional concepts and modern concepts.
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Yilong is a place where indigenous Indians have lived and multiplied for generations, with lush trees, vast expanse. At the foot of the mountain, there are dozens of Latino families (that is, Spanish and Indian hybrids) living in the village of Pixiguilito. They plan to release Yamakaji and plant corn. Sell corn. This is completely contrary to the traditional concept of Indians.
Local Indians believe that people are made of corn, and selling corn means selling children and grandchildren. Under the protection of the yellow-haired rabbit, the brave Indian tribal chief Gaspar Elon led the troops to stop the burning of Ladino. Ladino was too scared to leave the village.
Led by Colonel Gonzalo godoy, the mounted police entered the village and prepared to destroy the Indians. Mr Thomas was originally a member of an Indian tribe. Later, he married Vaca Manuela, nicknamed "Fox", and moved to the village of Ladino.
Knowing that they were closely related to Gaspar Elon, Colonel godoy secretly handed a bottle of poison to Vaca manuela, asking her to find a chance to poison Gaspar. There happened to be a big picnic on Chief Elon's land. Mr Thomas and Waka manuela were invited to dinner. The insidious woman poisoned the wine and tricked Gaspar into drinking the medicinal liquor.
Then, the drug broke out and Gaspar's five internal organs burned. He quickly jumped into the river, drank the river and washed his stomach. Mounted police took the opportunity to attack the Indians and wipe them out completely. After coming out of the water, Gaspar Elon saw his men being slaughtered and jumped into the river again. After Gaspar's death, the tribe's firefly mage climbed the Elon Mountains and cast a spell, vowing to avenge the blood feud.
Mr Thomas's only son, Ma Qiu Hong, is out looking for relatives. One night, I was attacked by fireflies on the road. Thousands of fireflies jumped on him, jumped on his mount, and led people and Mullen to be "god of light" that never stopped running with cold fire. When Mr. Thomas learned the news of his son's disappearance, his heart kept bleeding.
Corn growers once again went into the mountains to destroy forests and open up wasteland. In order to open up more wasteland, they lied to Mr Thomas that Ma Qiu Hong appeared in the fire covered in gold. Mr Thomas agreed to let them burn down a large mountain forest, but he never met his son. After a few months, the corn will soon stick together.
One night, Mr. Thomas dressed up as his son and rode to the corn field. He set a fire in the corn field and burned the corn and himself. The fire spread rapidly and burned all the hard work of corn growers. When the mounted police arrived, the fire could not be put out. They disagreed with the villagers, and a fight broke out, killing and injuring several people on both sides.
Vaca manuela was also trapped in the fire. The first revenge was successful. In Tronchetos village, there are more than a dozen families named Tegon. Among them, Aunt Fu Yunru lives with several sons. Aunt Fu Yunru is very ill, and her sons are very anxious. The wizard Courand Rowe told them that to cure the old lady's illness, the heads of Sakamoto's family must be cut off.
Several brothers killed eight people in Sakamoto's family, and the old lady got well. It turned out that Sakamoto sold the poison that killed Gaspar, and Master Firefly achieved his second revenge through Aunt Fu Yunru's son.
Colonel godoy led his troops to deal with a murder in Tronchetos village after learning about it. Walking on the mountain road at night, the atmosphere is very scary. On the way back, I crossed the gloomy Teng Folad Luo Valley. Suddenly, three encirclement rings appeared on Colonel godoy's head. The first is the eyes of thousands of night owls; The second is the head of a thousand wizards;
The third is countless yucca. Three encirclement tightly trapped Colonel godoy and his men. Suddenly, in the first light, a fire rose in the valley of Tengvladero Mountain, which burned Colonel godoy and others alive. Those who escaped by luck were shot and killed by Tegong brothers. The third revenge finally succeeded. ?
When the Sakamoto family was killed, only one little girl hid under the bed and survived. Goyo Ike, a blind man, saved the child and named her Maria Tegon. A few years later, Maria Tegon grew up, married Goyo Ike, and gave birth to two children for him. One day, Maria Tegon left without saying goodbye to her two children.
The blind man begged along the street, looking for his wife and children, which was very painful. Finally, I met a quack, Dr. Culeflow. The doctor scraped off Goyo Ike's eyes with a knife and made him see again. Goyo Ike dressed up as a peddler and walked down the street, continuing to look for his wife and children. Once, he was drunk and was mistaken for a bootlegger. After a hasty trial, he was sent to Pueto Castle on an isolated island near the Atlantic coast for hard labor.
Words are divided into two ends. In the town of San Miguel Arcatan, there is a postman named Nichu Agino. This man is loyal to his duties and delivers letters very quickly. It is said that after he left town, he became a wild wolf. The same thing happened to Niqiu. His wife Chaguita also left without saying goodbye. It is said that a strange disease was prevalent at that time, called "spider fever".
All the women infected with the disease ran away from home. Ni Qiu ran around looking for his wife. On the way, I met an old man who said he knew where his wife was. Niqiu left with the old man and lost all the letters to be sent. This incident caused an uproar in the small town. The doorman Hilario Sokayon was ordered to look for Niqiu.
When passing through the gloomy Maria and Tegong Peak, he seemed to see Mr. Niqiu who turned into a wolf, but he didn't tell anyone. Although Ni Qiu is a man or a wolf, she still looks for a wife regardless of difficulties and obstacles. One day, he met a man with blue hair and fluorescent hands. This man claims to be a firefly mage and is willing to help him find a wife.
Niqiu and the firefly master walked through the "colorful hall" and underground caves together, endured three extremely severe tests and met Gaspar Elon. Master Firefly told him what happened in the land of Elon, and said that Gaspar not only didn't die, but became an "invincible warrior". Ni Qiu finally came to a shabby hotel to work for the proprietress. His job is to send loans to Pueto Castle on the isolated island. There are 120 prisoners in the castle, including Goyo Ike.
As the month passed, Goyo Yi overcame his sentence and Maria Tegon and her son found the castle and Goyo Yi Ke. Finally, Ni Qiu inherited the hotel industry. Goyo Ike and Maria Tegon returned to Pixiguilito village to continue planting corn.
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