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Rudolfo Anaya

Rudolfo Anaya

AmericanOctober 30, 1937 – June 28, 2020Chicano Fiction

Rudolfo Anaya was the most celebrated Chicano novelist, whose Bless Me Ultima is a magical realist coming-of-age story set in New Mexico that has become one of the most widely read novels in Southwest schools and universities.

Works

  • Bless Me UltimaNovel of a boy's spiritual awakening through encounters with a curandera in New Mexico→
  • Heart of AztlanNovel exploring Chicano identity and family legacy in New Mexico landscape→
  • TortugaNovel about a young man's spiritual and physical healing in the desert→
  • The Legend of La LloronaRetelling of the Mexican legend of the weeping woman and cultural mythology→
  • AlburquerqueNovel depicting Chicano life and identity in contemporary New Mexico→

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