Governor Glu Glu and Other Stories Author:Sabine R. Ulibarri Short stories, bilingual (English-Spanish). — Sabine R. Ulibarri, born in Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico, in 1919, has a well-deserved reputation as one of the Southwest's leading fiction writers. His collections of stories and poetry have been delighting readers for many years. An educational and civic leader and a prominent New Mexican spokesman f... more »or Hispanic literature and culture, Ulibarri has published significant literary criticism as well as Spanish language textbooks. In 1987 he was honored with a Governor's Award in recognition of his contributions.
Governor Glu Glu and Other Stories continues Ulibarri's explorations into the folkways and mores of Hispanic life. His latest work brings us a world peopled with characters who are often quite ordinary but who find themselves in strange and unusual circumstances. Treading the fine line between reality and myth, sometimes crossing over, Ulibarri introduces us to the pioneer rabbit, an allegorical figure endowed with the best of human traits, Mama Guantes, a mysterious lady in black gloves who wears a dark secret, and the comic Governor Glu Glu, who rises to fame and fortune in spite of himself. These stories evoke the emotional heights and aberrations of the psyche, the pathos and joy of human existence, and the enrichment of the human spirit.« less