Rudolfo Anaya
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