Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya (1994, Mass Market)

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The author is the father of Chicano literature in English. She is a curandera, one who cures with herbs and magic.

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PublisherGrand Central Publishing
ISBN-100446600253
ISBN-139780446600255
eBay Product ID (ePID)808441

Product Key Features

Book TitleBless Me, Ultima
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicHispanic & Latino, Magical Realism, General, Coming of Age
Publication Year1994
GenreFiction
AuthorRudolfo Anaya
FormatMass Market

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Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight5.3 Oz
Item Length6.8 in
Item Width4.1 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN93-030477
Dewey Edition23
Grade FromEighth Grade
Dewey Decimal813.54
Grade ToCollege Graduate Student
SynopsisThis coming-of-age classic and the bestselling Chicano novel of all time follows a young boy as he questions his faith and beliefs -- now one of PBS's "100 Great American Reads." Antonio Marez is six years old when Ultima comes to stay with his family in New Mexico. She is a curandera, one who cures with herbs and magic. Under her wise wing, Tony will probe the family ties that bind and rend him, and he will discover himself in the magical secrets of the pagan past--a mythic legacy as palpable as the Catholicism of Latin America. And at each life turn there is Ultima, who delivered Tony into the world...and will nurture the birth of his soul. The winner of the 2015 National Humanities Medal, Rudolfo Anaya is acclaimed as the father of Chicano literature in English and for his rich and compassionate writing about the Mexican-American experience., This coming-of-age classic from "one of the nation's foremost Chicano literary artists" follows a young boy as he questions his faith and beliefs after a curandera woman introduces herbs and magic into his life ( Denver Post ) . Antonio Marez is six years old when Ultima comes to stay with his family in New Mexico. She is a curandera, one who cures with herbs and magic. Under her wise wing, Tony will probe the family ties that bind and rend him, and he will discover himself in the magical secrets of the pagan past--a mythic legacy as palpable as the Catholicism of Latin America. And at each life turn there is Ultima, who delivered Tony into the world... and will nurture the birth of his soul.
LC Classification NumberPS3551.N27B58 1972

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