"n a secluded corner of the Newberry Library, archivists slowly take apart the yellowing book considered the Mayan Bible for its epic narrative of the Sovereign Plumed Serpent and other gods creating the world."

"Like other Newberry treasures over the years--a Shakespeare first folio, letters from Columbus--the Popol Vuh attracts scholars."

"But unlike any other rare text at the library, the Popol Vuh also draws immigrants from Guatemala and Mexico, descendants of the Mayans who make their way to the library so they can reverently page through the 188-page book full of elegant script, in Spanish and the Mayan language of Quiche."

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