Pub Date: March 15, 2022
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2021050099
Lexile Code: 0000
Features: Price on Product
Target Age Group: NA to NA
Physical Info: 1.00" H x 8.00" L x 5.30" W ( 0.80 lbs) 288 pages
BISAC Categories:
Fiction | Literary | Coming of Age | Hispanic and Latino | General | Classics
Series: Penguin Vitae
Description: First published by TQS Publications 1972.
Review Quotes: "Bless Me, Ultima made me feel seen in the same way that Whitman's poetry does. . . . It's enchanting: a journey of the senses, and a classic for a reason. . . . Anaya was an author who appreciated different perspectives and cultures. . . . Without his work, books like mine could not exist." --Erika L. Sánchez, from the Foreword
"Half a century after its publication, Bless Me, Ultima is still reaching new heights. . . . The novel's impact is felt everywhere. . . . It's the quintessential coming-of-age story of a young person. . . . A universal tale of empowerment . . . As Anaya wrote in the opening of the novel, 'Ultima came to stay with us . . .' Fifty years later, she's still here and stronger than ever." ―Albuquerque Journal "One of the foundational texts of Chicano literature." --Los Angeles Review of Books "Anaya's voice [is] rich as mahogany, terse as a stream." --The New York Times