Bless me, Ultima

Format:

Book

Title:

Bless me, Ultima

Author:

Anaya, Rudolfo A. author

ISBN:

9780446675369

9780446517836

Edition:

Grand Central Publishing edition ; First Hachette book Group Trade edition.

Publication:

New York : Grand Central Publishing, April 1999.

Physical Description:

xi, 290 pages ; 20 cm

General Note:

"Special reading group guide inside"--Cover

"With a new introduction by the author"--Cover

Contents:

Introduction / Rudolfo Anaya -- Bless me, Ultima -- Reading group guide. Q and A with Rudolfo Anaya -- Questions for discussion.

Summary:

Chronicles the story of an alienated New Mexico boy who seeks an answer to his questions about life in his relationship with Ultima, a magical healer.

Subject(s):

Mexican American children -- New Mexico -- Fiction.

Mexican Americans -- New Mexico -- Fiction.

Healers -- New Mexico -- Fiction.

Grandparent and child -- Fiction.

Mexican Americans -- Family relationships -- Fiction.

Llanos -- Fiction.

Mexican Americans -- Fiction.

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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.

Author Notes

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 it 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.

Reviews (2)

Booklist Review

Gr. 8^-12. This best-selling Mexican American novel tells the story of the initiation of a young boy, Antonio, through his relationship with Ultima, a wise curandera (mentor).

Library Journal Review

Besides winning the Premio Quinto Sol national Chicano literary award, this novel of a young boy in New Mexico in the 1940s has sold more than 300,000 copies in paperback since its 1973 debut. Here, however, the book gets the hardcover treatment, with a few illustrations added for color. LJ's reviewer asserted that ``the novel has warmth and feeling'' (LJ 2/1/73) and a place in all fiction collections, especially those serving Chicano populations. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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