White Ravens’99/Colombia (Spanish)/78522
Román, Celso (text)
 Alekos (illus.)
 El imperio de las cinco lunas
 (The kingdom of the five moons)
 Bogotá: Ed. Norma, 1998. 346pp
 (Colección torre de papel : Torre amarilla)
 ISBN 958-04-4278-9
 Fratricidal war - Good/Evil
 The fantasy world which is presented in this novel bears strong resemblance to the reality of contemporary
 world in Latin America. The plot draws upon
 the legend of the five moons which prophecize the war between the fraternal countries of the tapirs and
 the pecaris and the ascendancy of the spider and snake kingdoms. The story focusses on a hero whose
 powers have been endowed by the animals, each represented by one moon. On his journey through the
 kingdom of evil he is confronted with difficulties that shape his character and allows the author to cast light
 on the values and problems facing Colombian society today. This is an initiation novel with a circular
 narrative structure that renews the meaning of traditional
 legends. (11+) 
 (Premio Latinoamericano de Literatura Infantil y Juvenil Norma - Fundalectura, 1998)

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