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Rudolfo A. Anaya
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"I've always used the technique of the cuento. I am an oral storyteller, but now I do it on the printed page. “The battle of good and evil is always for the soul.” — Rudolfo Anaya
I think if we were very wise we would use that same tradition in video cassettes, in movies, and on radio."
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Born in Pastura, New Mexico; at 15, the family moved to Albuquerque's Barelas barrio south of Downtown; graduated Albuquerque High School in 1956; earned degrees in English and counseling from U.N.M.; taught at Harrison Junior High, then Valley High School, then U.N.M.; retired in 1993
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Rudolfo Anaya entry at Wikipedia
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bio data at Thompson-Gale Hispanic Heritage
Study books recommended by author Rudolfo Anaya (in "Zia Summer" [1995]:
"The Tewa World", "Ceremony", "The Man Who Killed The Deer",
the poetry of Simon Ortiz, and
Joe Sando's history of the pueblos
Primary Fiction by Rudolfo Anaya
"Bless Me, Ultima" [1972] ISBN 0-89229-002-1
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"Heart of Aztlan: A Novel" [1976] by Rudolfo Anaya The Chavez family moves from a rural life to the barrios of Albuquerque, New Mexico in the 1950s – with a touch of Anaya's magical realism. Univ NM Press 9x6 pb [3/88] for $12.21 |
"Tortuga" [1979] ISBN 0-915808-34-X
"Cuentos: Tales From The Hispanic Southwest" [1980] ISBN 0-89013-111-2
"The Silence of Llano" [1982] ISBN 0-89229-009-9
"Cuentos Chicanos" [1984] ISBN 0-8263-0771-X
"The Legend of La Llorona' [1984] ISBN 0-89229-015-3
"Salomon's Story" (Unknown)
"The Adventures of Juan Chicaspatas" [1985] ISBN 0-934770-45-X
"Lord of The Dawn: The Legend of Quetzalcóatl" [1987] ISBN 0-8263-1001-X
"Alburquerque" [1992] ISBN 0-8263-1359-0
"The Anaya Reader" [1995] ISBN 0-446-67077-4
"Jalamanta: A Message From The Desert" [1996] ISBN 0-446-52024-1
"Serafina's Stories" [2004] ISBN 0-8263-3569-1
"The Man Who Could Fly and Other Stories" [2006] ISBN 0-8061-3738-X
Sonny Baca Mystery Series
Sonny Baca lives in the Westside barrio of Albuquerque, New Mexico,
and is the great grandson of famed lawman Elfego Baca [1865-1945].
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"Zia Summer" [1995]
Sonny Baca investigates the brutal, ritualistc murder of his cousin, whose husband is a candidate for mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Univ NM Press 9x6 pb [5/2008] for $14.00 
Warner mass pb [10/96] out of print/many used Warner hardcover [6/95] out of print/many used |
 | "Rio Grande Fall" [1996]
Though supposedly killed in a flash flood {in "Zia Summer"}, evil Raven returns for revenge and jeopardizes tourist dollars during Albuquerque's gigantic fall Balloon Fiesta by killing a visiting balloonist. Univ NM Press 9x6 pb [9/2008] for $12.21
Warner mass pb [11/97] out of print/many used Warner hardcover [9/96] out of print/many used |
 | "Shaman Winter" [1999] While Sonny Baca is recovering from injuries (sustained in "Rio Grande Fall"), evil Raven invades Sonny's dreams and kidnaps the mayor's daughter. Warner mass pb [4/2000] out of print/used Warner hardcover [2/99] out of print/used |
 | "Jemez Spring" [2005]
After Sonny is asked to help solve the death of the governor (drowned and half-boiled in a spa), terrorists threaten to set off a dirty-nuke bomb in a pristine wilderness, and evil Raven may be behind both schemes. mass paperback not published (8/2008} Univ NM Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [2/2005] for $19.95 |
Other Works by Rudolfo Anaya
"A Ceremony of Brotherhood, 1680-1980" [1981] edited with Simon J. Ortiz
"Cuentos Chicanos: A Short Story Anthology" [rev 1984] edited with Antonio Márquez 0-8263-0772-8
"A Chicano In China" [1986] ISBN 0-8263-0888-0
"Voices: An Anthology of Nuevo Mexicano Writers" [1987] editor 0-8263-1040-0
"Aztlán: Essays On The Chicano Homeland" [1989] edited with Francisco A. Lamelí 0-929820-01-0
"Tierra: Contemporary Short Fiction of New Mexico" [1989] editor, ISBN 0-938317-09-1
"Flow of The River" [2nd ed. 1992] ISBN 0-944725-00-7
"Descansos: An Interrupted Journey" [1995] with Denise Chávez & Juan Estevan Arellano 0-929820-06-1
"Chicano/a Studies: Writing Into The Future" [1999] edited with Robert Con Davis-Undiano
"The Curse of The Chupacabra" [2003]
Children's Books by Rudolfo Anaya
"The Farolitos of Christmas: A New Mexico Christmas Story" [1987] 0-937206-05-9
"Maya's Children: The Story of La Llorana" [1996] illustrated by Maria Baca 0-7868-0152-2
"Farolitos For Abuelo" [1998] illustrated by Edward Gonzalez 0-7868-0237-5
"My Land Sings: Stories From The Rio Grande" [1999] illustrated by Amy Córdova 0-688-15078-0
"Roadrunner's Dance" [2000] illustrated by David Diaz 0-7868-0254-5
"The Santero's Miracle: A Bilingual Story" [2004]
illustrated by Amy Córdova, Spanish translation by Enrique Lamadrid 0-8263-2847-4
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"Elegy On The Death of César Chávez" [YA 2000] by Rudolfo Anaya, with illustrations by Gaspar Enriquez Cinco Puntos Press 8x6½ pb [4/2004] for $8.95 Cinco Puntos Press hardcover [10/2000] for $16.95 Cesar E. Chavez [1927-93] Page at Spirit of America Bookstore |
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