A collectible hardcover fiftieth-anniversary edition of the bestselling Chicanx novel of all time, featuring a new foreword by Erika L. Sanchez, the New York Times bestselling author of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter A Penguin Vitae Edition Although only six years old, Antonio Marez is perceptive beyond his years. He was brought into the world with the help of Ultima, a curandera, or folk healer, in touch with nature and the spirit world. Revered by some as a wisewoman but rebuked by others as a witch, Ultima has now come back to stay with Tony's family in New Mexico. As Tony seeks out his destiny-torn between his mother's farming forebears and his father's wandering vaquero roots, between Spanish Catholicism and the gods of his indigenous ancestors-Ultima's loving tutelage will help him navigate questions of life and death, good and evil, and reveal to him the vastness of the heritage that shapes him, in this pioneering work of literature. Penguin Vitae-loosely translated as "Penguin of one's life"-is a deluxe hardcover series from Penguin Classics celebrating a dynamic and diverse landscape of classic fiction and nonfiction from seventy-five years of classics publishing. Penguin Vitae provides readers with beautifully designed classics that have shaped the course of their lives, and welcomes new readers to discover these literary gifts of personal inspiration, intellectual engagement, and creative originality.

Bless Me, Ultima (Penguin Vitae)

Literature & Fiction

Anaya, Rudolfo

United States

Penguin Classics

A deathbed revelation by the biological mother he has never known sends young boxer, Abra+a7n Gonzalez, on a quest for his real father into the business, political, and bigoted circles of Albuquerque. Reprint.

Alburquerque

Contemporary

WARNER BOOKS

Rio Grande Fall

In the sequel to the critically lauded Zia Summer, small-time Chicano private eye Sonny Baca of New Mexico returns to untangle a web of deceit involving drug smugglers, bizarre medical experiments, murder, and the supernatural.

Grand Central Publishing

*Please note: There are two versions of this cover. The content is the same. 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.

Bless Me, Ultima

The author of "Alburquerque" presents the story of young Antonio Marez, who has been raised under the protective wing of a mystic and herbal healer and seeks out his family heritage while learning the secrets of his mentor.

Bendiceme Ultima (Bless Me, Ultima) (Spanish Edition)

Zia Summer

Struggling to follow in the footsteps of his legendary lawman grandfather, private eye Sonny Baca is investigating his cousin Gloria's murder. Gloria's body is found drained of blood, and on her stomach has been carved the Zia sun symbol, which makes Sonny suspect witchcraft. His search for the truth pits him in a conflict between the ways of his ancestors and those of the city.

While Sonny Baca and friends are enjoying Albuquerque's famed hot air balloon festival, a woman plummets from the sky. Four black feathers surround her body--the calling card of Sonny's nemesis from "Zia Summer", Raven. Raven possesses powers no mortal can match; and Sonny knows that he is the only one who can defeat him. Drawing on his own guardians, and with the help of a "curandera", Sonny risks his life for his city--and the survival of the one he loves the most.

Shaman Winter

Famed for capturing the flavor of Hispanic New Mexico, Rudolfo Anaya now plunges his charismatic Sonny Baca into his most fascinating mystery yet.Wheelchair-bound by day, Alburquerque P.I. Sonny Baca is tormented by night with strange dreams: One by one, his female ancestors are abducted before his eyes. Soon Sonny learns the worst. His old archenemy, Raven, is controlling the nightmares and planning to destroy Sonny's past. In present-day Alburquerque, the situation is just as chilling: Young women are being kidnapped and the only clues are four black feathers. Now Sonny must detect the connection between the spirit world and this all-too-worldly city ...before more lives are lost and even the earth itself is threatened.

A collection of works by an award-winning author features previously unavailable or unpublished writings and includes excerpts from his most noted novels, including Bless Me, Ultima and Alburquerque. Original.

The Anaya Reader

Rudolfo Anaya returns to the deeply spiritual themes of his hugely popular "Bless Me, Ultima" with this insightful tale of a prophet and his message to save humankind from itself.

Jalamanta: A Message from the Desert

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Bless Me, Ultima (Penguin Vitae)

Alburquerque

Rio Grande Fall

Bless Me, Ultima

Bendiceme Ultima (Bless Me, Ultima) (Spanish Edition)

Zia Summer

Rio Grande Fall

Shaman Winter

The Anaya Reader

Jalamanta: A Message from the Desert