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Rudolfo A. Anaya's seven novels can all be viewed in terms of the Chicano literary tradition though their rich texts have earned Anaya a place of respect in mainstream modern American literature. Fern^D'andez Olmos guides the reader through Anaya's literary world with clear signposts, illuminating the mythical, cultural, and linguistic complexities of his astounding stories. From his coming of age masterpiece
Bless Me, Ultima (1972) to his most recent work
Shaman Winter (1999) Anaya's writing with its rich spiritual symbolism is brought down to earth and made accessible to the student reader by Fern^D'andez Olmos insightful analyses. This work devotes a chapter to each novel, enabling Fern^D'andez Olmos to guide the reader through each, showing both the patterns and variations of literary devices in Anaya's works, while offering interesting alternative interpretations of Anaya's writing.
Fern^D'andez Olmos presents a well-researched chapter on the life of Rudolfo Anaya, familiarizing readers with his Hispanic cultural background which figures so prominently in his writing. A chapter on Anaya and the Chicano literary tradition deepens the reader's understanding and appreciation of the writer's tremendous contributions. Fernández Olmos then devotes a full chapter to each of the novels,
Bless Me, Ultima, Heart of Aztlán, Tortuga, and Alberqueque; his detective novels,
Zia Summer and
Rio Grande Fall; and his modern-day parable
Jalamanta: A Message from the Desert. Student readers and researchers will find the bibliography which includes reviews, criticisms, and other secondary sources to be very helpful.
Sommario
Series Foreword by Kathleen Gregory Klein
The Life of Rudolfo A. Anaya
Rudolfo Anaya and the Chicano Literary Tradition
Bless Me, Ultima (1972)
Heart of Aztlan (1976)
Tortuga (1979)
Alburquerque (1992)
Zia Summer (1995)
Rio Grande Fall (1996)
Jalamanta: A Message from the Desert (1997)
Bibliography
Index
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Margarite Fernández Olmos is Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, where she teaches courses in Spanish and Latin American Studies. She has coedited numerous volumes including The Latino Reader: An American Literary Tradition from 1542 To The Present (1997) and Remaking A Lost Harmony: Short Stories From The Hispanic Caribbean (1995) for which she was coeditor and translator, and has written a wealth of articles for both Spanish and English language journals.
