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Rudolfo Anaya (October 30, 1937 – June 28, 2020) was an American author. Noted for his 1972 novel Bless Me, Ultima , Anaya was considered one of the founders of the canon of contemporary Chicano and New Mexican literature .
Bless Me, Ultima is a coming-of-age novel by Rudolfo Anaya centering on Antonio Márez y Luna and his mentorship under his curandera and protector, Ultima. It has become the most widely read and critically acclaimed novel in the New Mexican literature canon since its first publication in 1972.
It is an adaptation of the 1972 novel of the same name by Rudolfo Anaya. Plot The social-psychological maturation of a Mexican-American, or Chicano, living on the ...
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Anaya is sometimes cited as the 'father' of Chicano literature. [9] In a 1979 essay on Chicano literature, Arnulfo D. Trejo wrote that this literature was important in establishing a unique self-image for the Chicano: "the Chicano self-portrait is long overdue." [3] Trejo outline six qualities of the Chicano novel or narrative fiction: [3]
New Mexican literature includes the modern American literature of the U.S state of New Mexico, along with its former Santa Fe de Nuevo México and New Mexico territories. It is influential in English language and Spanish language literatures, and most of its history has been influenced by Native American literature, Spanish literature, Mexican literature, and English literature.
2020: The Rudolfo Anaya Best Latino Fiction Focused Book Award from the International Latino Book Awards; 2020-21: President of the American Folklore Society. [4]
With respect to Chicano literature, he promoted the study of Tomás Rivera, Rolando Hinojosa, Sandra Cisneros, Alurista, and Rudolfo Anaya. A member of the Modern Language Association of America, Leal received the National Humanities Medal and was honored by the National Association for Chicano Studies in 1988.