Conversations with Rudolfo Anaya (Literary Conversations) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 157806077X ISBN 13: 9781578060771

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi, 1998

Synopsis

In 1972 Rudolfo Anaya made a quiet entry into American literature with the publication of Bless Me, Ultima. Over the span of twenty-two years, by word of mouth alone, this first novel sold more than 300,000 copies. It was the first Chicano novel to enter the American literary canon, and it helped identify Anaya as one of the founders of Chicano literature.In this collection of interviews Anaya talks about his life and about how New Mexico, his home state, influences his work. The interviews explore also the importance that myths and spiritual matters play in his writings. He shares his intimate knowledge of the long struggle of ethnic writers to gain acceptance by mainstream publishers. Anaya also speaks eloquently and passionately of his faith in Chicano literature and of the politics of hate, prejudice, and bigotry that minorities face throughout the United States. Yet he remains consistent in his call for all Americans to understand one another. For three decades he has been a tireless agent in the push for multiculturalism and pluralism in America.

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From the Back Cover

In 1972 Rudolfo Anaya made a quiet entry into American literature with the publication of Bless Me, Ultima. It was the first Chicano novel to enter the American literary canon, and it helped identify Anaya as one of the founders of Chicano literature. In this collection of interviews Anaya talks about his life and how New Mexico, his home state, influences his work. The interviews explore the importance that myths and spiritual matters play in his writings. Anaya shares his intimate knowledge of the long struggle of ethnic writers to gain acceptance by mainstream publishers. He also discusses his faith in Chicano literature and the politics of "hate, prejudice, and bigotry" that minorities face throughout the United States. Yet Anaya remains consistent in his call for all Americans to understand one another. For three decades he has been a tireless agent in the push for multiculturalism in his native land.

About the Author

Bruce Dick, an associate professor of English at Appalachian State University , is the co-editor of Conversations with Ishmael Reed, a volume in this series.|Silvio Sirias is an assistant professor of Spanish and Chicano/Latino literature at Appalachian State University.

Edition details

• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 157806077X
• ISBN 13: 9781578060771
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 277
• Editor: Dick Bruce, Sirias Silvio