Heart of Aztlan

by Rudolfo Anaya

Overview

The Albuquerque barrio portrayed in this vivid novel of postwar New Mexico is a place where urban and rural, political and religious realities coexist, collide, and combine. The magic realism for which Anaya is well known combines with an emphatic portrayal of the plight of workers dispossessed of their heritage and struggling to survive in an alien culture.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826310545
Publisher:	University of New Mexico Press
Publication date:	03/01/1988
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	215
Sales rank:	410,333
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.55(d)
Lexile:	840L (what's this?)

About the Author

Rudolfo Anaya, widely acclaimed as one of the founders of modern Chicano literature, is professor emeritus of English at the University of New Mexico. Anaya was presented with the National Medal of Arts for literature in 2001 and his novel Alburquerque (the city's original Spanish spelling) won the PEN Center West Award for Fiction. He has also received the Premio Quinto Sol, the national Chicano literary award, the American Book Award from The Before Columbus Foundation, the Mexican Medal of Friendship from the Mexican Consulate, and the Western Literature Association's Distinguished Achievement Award. He is best known for the classic Bless Me Ultima.

Editorial Reviews

," . . he vividly depicted life in the barrio, placing a strong emphasis on the struggles that were daily encountered by the people of Barelas. . . . vividly illustrated in a most compelling manner, and yet the simple message of hope in the face of adversity as the novel came to a close was truly inspiring."

." . . he vividly depicted life in the barrio, placing a strong emphasis on the struggles that were daily encountered by the people of Barelas. . . . vividly illustrated in a most compelling manner, and yet the simple message of hope in the face of adversity as the novel came to a close was truly inspiring."

"A vivid sense of Chicano life since World War II."

"In "Heart of Aztlan" a prose writer with the soul of a poet, and a dedication to his calling that only the greatest artists ever sustain, is on an important track, the right one, the only one."

"Mixed with the Native American legends and Hispanic traditions of this wonderful book are the basic human motivations that touch all cultures. It is a rip-roaring good read."

"In "Heart of Aztlan a prose writer with the soul of a poet, and a dedication to his calling that only the greatest artists ever sustain, is on an important track, the right one, the only one."

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