Rudolfo anaya biography bless me ultima audiobook

• The House on Mango Street

• By: Sandra Cisneros
• Narrated by: Sandra Cisneros
• Length: 2 hrs and 18 mins
• Unabridged

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Sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes deeply joyous, The House on Mango Street tells the story of Esperanza Cordero, whose neighborhood is one of harsh realities and harsh beauty. Esperanza doesn't want to belong, not to her rundown neighborhood, and not to the low expectations the world has for her. Esperanza's story is that of a young girl coming into her power, and inventing for herself what she will become.

• 1 out of 5 stars

• Spare yourself

• By Fred on 04-08-10

• Bless Me, Ultima

• By: Rudolfo Anaya
• Narrated by: Robert Ramirez
• Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins
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As Tony follows his own path toward adulthood, he relies on the wisdom of Ultima, a magical healer, to forge his unique identity. With hundreds of thousands of copies in print, Bless Me, Ultima has been called the most widely read Mexican-American novel in the English language. Richly evocative, it has earned its place among the classics of modern literature, even drawing favorable comparisons to Herman Melville's legendary Moby Dick.

• 4 out of 5 stars

• Modern classic - but prepare to think

• By Mark W. Bohrer on 02-28-15

Summary

Exquisite prose and wondrous storytelling have helped make Rudolfo Anaya the father of Chicano literature in English. Indeed, Anaya's tales fairly shimmer with the haunting beauty and richness of his culture. The winner of the Pen Center West Award for Fiction for his unforgettable novel Alburquerque, Anaya is perhaps best loved for his classic bestseller, Bless Me, Ultima... Antonio Marez is six years old when Ultima comes to stay with his family in New Mexico. She is a curandera, one who cures with herbs and magic. Under her wise wing, Tony will probe the family ties that bind and rend him, and he will discover himself in the magical secrets of the p