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Bless Me, Ultima is a coming-of-age novel by Rudolfo Anaya centering on Antonio Márez y Luna and his mentorship under his curandera and protector, Ultima. It has become the most widely read and critically acclaimed novel in the New Mexican literature canon since its first publication in 1972.
Bless Me, Ultima is a novel written by Rudolfo Anaya, first published in 1972. Set in New Mexico during the 1940s, the story follows a young boy named Antonio Márez as he navigates the complexities of his cultural identity and spiritual beliefs.
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Jan 1, 1972 · Antonio Marez is six years old when Ultima enters his life. She is a curandera, one who heals with herbs and magic. 'We cannot let her live her last days in loneliness,' says Antonio's mother. 'It is not the way of our people,' agrees his father.
Apr 1, 1994 · 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 ...
Bless Me, Ultima follows Antonio Márez’s journey from youth to young adulthood as he decides what he believes in and what kind of man he wants to become. As the child of parents from two different parts of Chicano culture, Antonio feels caught between the Márez and Luna ways of life.
Mar 15, 2022 · Bless Me, Ultima. Rudolfo Anaya. Penguin, Mar 15, 2022 - Fiction - 288 pages. A collectible hardcover 50th-anniversary edition of the bestselling Chicano novel of all time, featuring a new...
A collectible hardcover 50th-anniversary edition of the bestselling Chicano novel of all time, featuring a new foreword by Erika L. Sánchez, the...
Jun 1, 2012 · 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...
Tenorio threatens Ultima, and the family's friend Narciso, the town drunk, defends her against accusations of witchcraft. Ultima's owl tears out Tenorio's eye and he vows to kill both Narciso and Ultima.