Bless Me, Ultima
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4.8 • 12 Ratings
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- $19.99
Publisher Description
Exquisite prose and wondrous storytelling have helped make Rudolfo Anaya the father of Chicano literature in English. Indeed, Anaya's tales fairly shimmer with the haunting beauty and richness of his culture. The winner of the Pen Center West Award for Fiction for his unforgettable novel Alburquerque, Anaya is perhaps best loved for his classic bestseller, Bless Me, Ultima... 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.
Customer Reviews
Mesmerizing
I read this book in the 8th grade in my Spanish class. I have read it many more times because it’s so captivating and it takes me back to my childhood. Gracias Rudolfo Anaya 🙏
Disappointing
The narrator is excellent. However ... The book claims to be about the boy's relationship with his curandera grandmother, but it isn't. It dwells on the boy's coming of age trials and tribulations which become 80-90% of the story. I got tired of waiting for more Ultima.