Conversations with Rudolfo Anaya (Literary Conversations Series) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1617037001 ISBN 13: 9781617037009

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi, 2013

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 Abaya 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.

Anaya is a professor emeritus of English and creative writing at the University of New Mexico. Besides his critically acclaimed novels (Bless Me, Ultima, Heart of Aztlan, Tortuge, Alburquerque, Zia Summer, Rio Grande Fall, and Jalamanata), he has written plays, poems, essays, short stories, and books for children.

About this title

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.

From the Back Cover

Interviews with the author of Bless Me, Ultima, and Heart of Aztlan

From the Inside Flap

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1617037001
• ISBN 13: 9781617037009
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Dick Bruce, Sirias Silvio