WRATH OF THE GODS-Xibalba

About the Book

Gucumatz, divine Heart of Heaven, Father and Mother of all There Is, conceived the pristine forest as den for animals large and small, but He never pledged it as dwelling for men because, for humans, the jungle is hell itself. Nevertheless, instigated by greediness, men invade its enclosure and unfailingly stumble into a collective madness that binds them to its roots, preventing their escape before their time is due. Inhabiting the jungle men turn into beasts that despise kindness and relinquish all virtues as they submit to wickedness. How can integrity be preserved living in hell? For the jungle is Xibalbá, the dwelling of demons. What do men look for in Xibalbá that, to live there, they are willing to lose not only their lives, but also their souls? Absolution, perhaps, because regardless of their origin, removing the mask of greediness they wear over their feelings, they reveal to be fugitives of their own consciences that arrive in Xibalbá to atone remorse, or expiate guilt, and for that they come from different and distant localities.

About the Author

Born Aquarius in Mexico City, Carlos H. Cantú regards himself a native of Monterrey, Mexico’s industrial capital. His callings: aviation and the arts (drama & literature), rule his life. As a corporation jet pilot, he flew over most of the world. As an actor, he did theatre, movies and TV, becoming –from 1983 to 1993– an American audience’s favorite portraying Carlos, a lovable butler in acclaimed CBS’s serial Knots Landing. Author of 22 film scripts, Mexican movie industry hits, he has also penned three stage plays and numerous praised essays. As a novelist he has published six awarded major novels in Spanish, being Pancho Villa’s Golden Hawks his first written in English. Pursuing his dedication to youth, he has taught flying, languages, drama, literature, theatre and television production. He is back in Monterrey, teaching Scholastic Excellence at the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León’s Law School, and working on his biographical novelization of Nezahualcóyotl, Poet King of the Aztecs, and Levy, a novel of the Mexican Revolution.