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Book Review of Bless Me, Ultima

Bless Me, Ultima
Bless Me, Ultima
Author: Rudolfo Anaya
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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A Southwest coming of age story of young Antonio. His aunt, Ultima, is a cuarandera (healer), who helps bring him to maturity and find his way among his ancestors' mythology, the Latino Catholocism, and the secular world around him. Anaya is is an award winning, poetic writer with a strong sense of story.