The Mayans have long fascinated modern readers with their complex written language, sophisticated mathematics, and advanced astronomy. In Guatemala in 1558, a young Mayan K’iche’ man transcribed what he called a sacred book that we can no longer see.” This was the Popul Vuh, the Mayans' written account of the creation of the universe, the gods and demi-gods who occupied that universe, and the story of how man was created by them. Furthermore, it traced, generation by generation, the lineage of the Mayan lords down to their imprisonment and torture by the Spanish invaders. Considered the Mayan bible, the Popol Vuh appears here in an authoritative, gorgeously illustrated version by noted Maya anthropologist Victor Montejo, who has captured all the drama and excitement of one of the world’s great creation stories.

维克多·蒙特霍是一名杰出的萨波特克-玛雅/危地马拉人类学家、作家，现任加利福尼亚大学美洲原住民研究学院教授。在长期旅居外地之后，他曾回到危地马拉，为争取原住民的权利而斗争。他还著有另外一部作品：《素色之花：玛雅公主》，该书由地木（Groundwood）出版社出版。维克多·蒙特霍现居住于加利福尼亚戴维斯分校。

路易斯·加雷，著名的尼加拉瓜插画家。为了绘制本书中的插图，他专门前往危地马拉，做了六个月时间的研究。他还为《玉与铁》、《手中之种》、《表兄弟》和《飞回家的阿尔弗雷迪托》等书绘制过插图。路易斯·加雷是拉丁美洲目前活跃的最优秀的年轻插画家之一，现居住于墨西哥。