About Patricia Aldana PATRICIA ALDANA was born and brought up in Guatemala. She came to Canada as an adult and founded Groundwood Books, of which she was the publisher for thirty-five years. Books by Patricia Aldana Aquí era el paraíso / Here Was Paradise Selección de poemas de Humberto Ak’abal / Selected Poems of Humberto Ak’abal by (author) Humberto Ak'abal illustrated by Amelia Lau Carling translated by Hugh Hazelton edited by Patricia Aldana Ages 9 to 18 Grades 4 to 12