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Bregantino Bregantín

In short: Explore Cocozumba and the altar where Sanune wakes in Lydia Cabrera’s Afro-Cuban tale.

Bregantino Bregantín · The altar where Sanune wakes FAIRY TALE ATLAS · № 183 Bregantino Bregantín Explore Cocozumba and the altar where Sanune wakes in Lydia Cabrera’s Afro-Cuban tale. Origin A literary tale by Lydia Cabrera drawing on Afro-Cuban storytelling. The 1936 Paris edition is in French. The 1940 Havana edition is in Spanish. Atlas record 1936 First appearance 1936 SIGNATURE MOTIF The altar where Sanune wakes Reach¹ 2/10 Suggested age² 8+ Member rating No votes yet 2 records · 2 countries or regions blackhorsestories.com

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Origin and tradition

A literary tale by Lydia Cabrera drawing on Afro-Cuban storytelling. The 1936 Paris edition is in French. The 1940 Havana edition is in Spanish.

Cabrera opens in Cocozumba, where Toro orders the world around his own rule. The altar at which Sanune comes to is built from tangible details such as rice, beans and popcorn. The introduction to the English edition compares the scene with a description of Calixta Morales’s altar in Havana.

Dated records and sources

  1. 1936 · Paris, France
    Lydia Cabrera / Francis de Miomandre · Contes nègres de Cuba · Gallimard · First book edition
  2. 1940 · Havana, place of Spanish publication
    Lydia Cabrera · Cuentos negros de Cuba · La Verónica, Havana · Published collection

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Origin
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