Hernán Cortés has destroyed Tenochtitlán in Mexico but he has not been able to eradicate the people’s beliefs. And Ameyali, the ancient priestess of Xochiquetzal, does not accept defeat, even when her gods seem to have been conquered by the invader and power struggles between the Spanish separate her from her son.
Lily Meyer is a writer, translator, and critic. Her translations include Claudia Ulloa Donoso’s story collections Little Bird and Ice for Martians. Her ...