His novels, detective stories, poetry and nonfiction display the struggles and...
In 2002, President Bush bestowed on Rudolfo Anaya the prestigious National Medal of the Arts. In 2016, President Obama gave him the National Humanities Medal during Hispanic Heritage Month. Now, he’ll enter the pantheon of Library of America’s literary giants as its newest member.Rudolfo Anaya’s novel “Bless Me, Ultima” burst into the American literary landscape in 1972, capturing the hearts and minds of American readers hungry to read about Chicanos.
“Bless Me, Ultima” is about Antonio Juan Márez y Luna, a 9-year-old boy growing up during World War II in rural New Mexico who befriends a curandera named Ultima. Because a curse has been placed on Antonio’s uncle by a family of brujas , Ultima must fight against the dark forces. The idea came to Anaya one night when he imagined seeing an elderly woman dressed in black standing in his room, inspiring the character Ultima.
Anaya, who passed away June 28, 2020, sold over 300,000 copies of his first novel, “Bless Me, Ultima.”
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