Tortuga

by Rudolfo Anaya Narrated by Timothy Andrés Pabon

Overview

This American Book Award winner by the author of Bless Me, Ultima is a novel of a New Mexico teenager's journey of physical and spiritual recovery.



When the story opens, the eponymous hero of Rudolfo Anaya's novel is in an ambulance en route to a hospital for crippled children in the New Mexican desert. A poor boy from Albuquerque, sixteen-year-old Tortuga takes his name from the odd, turtle-shaped mountain that is rumored to possess miraculous curative powers. Tortuga is paralyzed, and not even his mother's fervent prayers can heal him. But under the mountain's watchful gaze, with the support of fellow patients, he begins the Herculean task of breaking out of his shell and becoming whole again.



Drawn from personal experience and imbued with the magic realism and phantasmagorical vision quests that distinguish Anaya's work, Tortuga is a joyful, life-sustaining book about hope, faith, friendship, and love that celebrates the triumph of the human spirit in the physical world.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

"A compelling story of a young man who suffers and learns to make peace with who he is, "Tortuga" has that touch of magic, of fantastical characters, of dreams as real as sunlight, associated with the best of Chicano literature."

"Tortuga" is one of those rare works that speaks to the human condition across time and space, and it well-deserves to find a new generation of readers."

"A highly emotional tale of a young soul who turned from a turtle into a human all within the span of 200 pages."

"Explores the significance of pain and suffering in a young boy's life and the importance of spiritual recovery as well as medical."

Product Details

BN ID:	2940177915814
Publisher:	Tantor Audio
Publication date:	03/31/2020
Edition description:	Unabridged

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