Rudolfo Anaya, A Founding Father Of Chicano Literature, Dies At 82
Anaya's 1972 classic Bless Me, Ultima — about a young Mexican American boy and his curandera mentor in New Mexico in the 1940s — inspired a generation of Chicano writers.
by Petra Mayer
Jun 30, 2020
1 minute
In the early 1960s, Rudolfo Anaya was teaching high school during the day and writing at night, struggling to find the voice that would bring his first novel alive.
And then, , one night he felt a presence in the room
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