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Overview“The storyteller’s gift is my inheritance,” writes Rudolfo Anaya in his essay “Shaman of Words.” Although he is best known for Bless Me, Ultima and other novels, his writing also takes the form of nonfiction, and in these 52 essays he draws on both his heritage as a Mexican American and his gift for storytelling. Besides tackling issues such as censorship, racism, education, and sexual politics, Anaya explores the tragedies and triumphs of his own life.Collected here are Anaya’s published essays. Despite his wide acclaim as the founder of Chicano literature, no previous volume has attempted to gather Anaya’s nonfiction into one edition. A companion to The Man Who Could Fly and Other Stories, the collection of Anaya’s short stories, The Essays is an essential anthology for followers of Anaya and those interested in Chicano literature. Pieces such as “Requiem for a Lowrider,” “La Llorona, El KookoÓee, and Sexuality,” and “An American Chicano in King Arthur’s Court” take the reader from the llano of eastern New Mexico, where Anaya grew up, to the barrios of Albuquerque, and from the devastating diving accident that nearly ended his life at sixteen to the career he has made as an author and teacher. The point is not autobiography, although a life story is told, nor is it advocacy, although Anaya argues persuasively for cultural change. Instead, the author provides shrewd commentary on modern America in all its complexity. All the while, he employs the elegant, poetic voice and the interweaving of myth and folklore that inspire his fiction. “Stories reveal our human nature and thus become powerful tools for insight and revelation,” writes Anaya. This collection of prose offers abundant new insight and revelation. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Rudolfo Anaya , Robert Con Davis-UndianoPublisher: University of Oklahoma Press Imprint: University of Oklahoma Press Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.574kg ISBN: 9780806180694ISBN 10: 0806180692 Pages: 332 Publication Date: 25 January 2022 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAnaya's writing reflects the longing and sense of misplacement that many assimilated people feel. He shows that many layered histories shape lives, as do landscapes of the desert. --Bernadette Flynn Low, Magill's Literary Annual 2007 Anaya's....elegiac, deceptively simple prose [is] captivating in its aspiration and achievement. --Publishers Weekly His teaching and writing have inspired a generation of young writers and a wide readership. --Robert Con Davis-Undiano, World Literature Today Readers will be hard-pressed to resist Anaya's work because of the revelation and redemption it consistently offers. --Janet St. John, Booklist Author InformationRudolfo Anaya (1937–2020) was Professor of English at the University of New Mexico and the award-winning author of numerous books, including the classic Bless Me, Ultima. His work earned multiple awards and honors: the Western Writers of America Owen Wister Award (2018), the National Humanities Medal (2015), the National Medal of Arts (2001), the Robert Kirsch Award for lifetime achievement from the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes (2012), and others. He lived in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where the Southwest inspired his writing throughout his life. Robert Con Davis-Undiano is Neustadt Professor and Presidential Professor at the University of Oklahoma and Executive Director of World Literature Today. Among his many publications are The Paternal Romance: Reading God-the-Father in Early Western Culture and Criticism and Culture: The Role of Critique in Modern Literary Theory. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |