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Bendíceme, Ultima

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By Rudolfo Anaya

Foreword by Denise Chávez

Afterword by Carmella Padilla

Contributions by Manuel Muñoz

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On Sale
Sep 17, 2024
Page Count
320 pages
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
ISBN-13
9781538770375

Price

$18.99

Price

$24.99 CAD

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  1. ebook (Spanish)
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  3. Trade Paperback

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Una historia rica y maravillosa sobre el paso de la niñez a la adultez, que revela verdades universales sobre la condición humana y celebra la belleza de la cultura chicana.  “Llena de sueños sensuales [y] fenómenos inexplicables.”—New York Times
 
Antonio Márez tiene seis años cuando la mujer que lo ayudó a nacer en este mundo viene a quedarse con su familia en Nuevo México. Venerada por algunos como una milagrosa y menospreciada por otros como una bruja, Última, una curandera o sanadora, abre los ojos de Antonio a las raíces espirituales de su cultura y le presenta un nuevo mundo mágico, a veces aterrador: un reino en el que opera como chamán. 
 
De repente, los desafíos y triunfos ordinarios de la infancia se vuelven extraordinarios. Mientras Última le muestra a Antonio cómo curar dolencias, revertir maldiciones y restaurar la paz a quienes la han perdido, él se embarca en una búsqueda singular donde investiga los lazos familiares que lo unen y lo separan, cuestiona el catolicismo que lo formó, y explora las influencias españolas, mexicanas y nativas americanas que predominaron no solo en su herencia, sino también en su sentido de sí mismo. Y, en cada giro de la vida, allí está Última, desde el día en que nació. . . hasta nutrir el nacimiento de su alma. 
 
Introducción por el autor  •  Prefacio por Denise Chávez  •  Epílogo por Carmella Padilla  •  Ensayo por Manuel Muñoz 
 
Una grandiosa lectura de PBS Selección  •  The Big Read por el Fondo Nacional para las Artes
 

Genre:

  • Fiction
  • Fiction
  • Hispanic & Latino

RUDOLFO ANAYA (1937–2020) fue una de las voces fundadoras de la literatura chicana moderna. Como exprofesor de la Universidad de Nuevo México, ganó numerosos premios literarios, entre ellos, el Premio Nacional Quinto Sol de literatura chicana, el Premio Notable de Nuevo México del 2007 y el Premio de Ficción del PEN Center USA West. Fue un defensor permanente de las voces chicanas y se dedicó a apoyar a los aspirantes a escritores.

  • "The best-known and most-respected contemporary Chicano fiction."
    New York Times
  • "One of the nation's foremost Chicano literary artists."
    Denver Post
  • "This extraordinary storyteller has always written unpretentiously but provocatively about identity. Every work is a fiesta, a ceremony preserving but reshaping old traditions that honor the power within the land and la raza, the people."
    Los Angeles Times Book Review
  • "The novelist most widely known and read in the Latino community."
    Newsweek
  • "The novel has warmth of feeling."
    Library Journal

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Rudolfo Anaya

About the Author

Rudolfo Anaya is the bestselling author of the beloved Bless Me, Ultima, and one of the founding voices in modern Chicano literature. In 2016, he was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Barack Obama. A former professor at the University of New Mexico, he won numerous literary awards, including the Premio Quinto Sol National Chicano literary award, the 2007 Notable New Mexican Award, and the PEN Center USA West Award for Fiction. Bless Me, Ultima was named a Great American Read by PBS, and has been adapted into a feature film, an opera, and several stage plays. Anaya was a lifelong champion of Chicano voices and devoted himself to supporting aspiring writers. He passed away on June 28, 2020.

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