Bless me, Ultima
Record details
- ISBN: 9780446600255
- ISBN: 0446600253
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Physical Description:
xiii, 271 pages ; 18 cm
print - Publisher: New York ; Boston : Grand Central Publishing, 1999.
- Copyright: ©1972
Content descriptions
General Note: | "Book design by Gorgetta Bell McRee."--Title page verso. "Cover © 2013 Hachette Book Group, Inc."--Cover. Includes introduction, © 1999 Rudolfo A. Anaya. Includes reading group guide, © 1999 Rudolfo A. Anaya. "The Big Read selection, National Endowment for the Arts."--Cover. |
Awards Note: | National Medal of Arts winner. |
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Subject: | Healers Fiction Mexican Americans Fiction Mexican American children Fiction |
Genre: | Domestic fiction. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County. (Show)
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Covington Branch | ANAYA R (Text) | 33126022815959 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Rudolfo Anaya is the bestselling author of the beloved Bless Me, Ultima, and one of the founding voices in modern Chicano literature. In 2016 he was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Barack Obama. A former professor at the University of New Mexico, he won numerous literary awards, including the Premio Quinto Sol National Chicano literary award, the 2007 Notable New Mexican Award, and the PEN Center USA West Award for Fiction. Bless Me, Ultima was named a Great American Read by PBS, and it has been adapted into a feature film, an opera, and several stage plays. Anaya was a lifelong champion of Chicano voices and devoted himself to supporting aspiring writers. He passed away on June 28 2020.