Rudolfo Anaya
Rudolfo Anaya, widely acclaimed as one of the founders of modern Chicano literature, is professor emeritus of English at the University of New Mexico. He is best known for the classic Bless Me Ultima.
Cuentos Chicanos
A Short Story Anthology
The twenty-one stories in this collection typify the phenomenal growth Chicano literature has undergone during the past two decades.
- Copyright year: 1984
Heart of Aztlan
A Novel
"In Heart of Aztlan a prose writer with the soul of a poet, and a dedication to his calling that only the greatest artists ever sustain, is on an important track, the right one, the only one."-La Confluencia
- Copyright year: 1988
Tortuga
A Novel
Anaya shares his memories of the incident which inspired Tortuga in the new Afterword of this 25th anniversary edition of his literary classic.
- Copyright year: 2004
The Santero's Miracle
A Bilingual Story
This bilingual story of a grandfather's and grandson's faith, hope, and love is to be enjoyed by readers of all ages.
- Copyright year: 2004
Alburquerque
A Novel
"Alburquerque is a rich and tempestuous book, full of love and compassion, the complex and exciting skullduggery of politics, and the age-old quest for roots, identity, family."--John Nichols, author of The Milagro Beanfield War
- Copyright year: 2006
Zia Summer
Sonny Baca investigates the brutal murder of his cousin, whose husband is a candidate for mayor of Albuquerque.
- Copyright year: 2008
Rio Grande Fall
Murder jeopardizes tourist dollars during the Albuquerque fall balloon extravaganza in this exciting Sonny Baca mystery.
- Copyright year: 2008
ChupaCabra and the Roswell UFO
This fast-paced mystery expands the ChupaCabra folklore into a metaphor that deals with the new powers inherent in science.
- Copyright year: 2008
Shaman Winter
Sonny Baca returns in this eerie and supernatural struggle with his nemesis Raven.
- Copyright year: 2009
A Poetry of Remembrance
New and Rejected Works
Levi Romero recalls the tradiciones of life in northern New Mexico--a way of life seldom represented in American poetry.
- Copyright year: 2009
La Llorona
The Crying Woman
The legend of La Llorona as retold by Rudolfo Anaya is storytelling anchored in a very human experience. His book helps parents explain to children the reality of death and the loss of loved ones.
- Copyright year: 2011
Lord of the Dawn
The Legend of Quetzalcóatl
- Copyright year: 1987