Bendíceme, ÚltimaBendíceme, Última
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Book, 2024
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Current format, Book, 2024, , Available . Offered in 0 more formatsAntonio Márez tiene seis años cuando la mujer que lo ayudó a nacer en este mundo viene a quedarse con su familia en Nuevo México. Venerada por algunos como una milagrosa y menospreciada por otros como una bruja, Última, una curandera o sanadora, abre los ojos de Antonio a las raíces espirituales de su cultura y le presenta un nuevo mundo mágico, a veces aterrador: un reino en el que opera como chamán. De repente, los desafíos y triunfos ordinarios de la infancia se vuelven extraordinarios. Mientras Última le muestra a Antonio cómo curar dolencias, revertir maldiciones y restaurar la paz a quienes la han perdido, él se embarca en una búsqueda singular donde investiga los lazos familiares que lo unen y lo separan, cuestiona el catolicismo que lo formó, y explora las influencias españolas, mexicanas y nativas americanas que predominaron no solo en su herencia, sino también en su sentido de sí mismo. Y, en cada giro de la vida, allí está Última, desde el día en que nació. . . hasta nutrir el nacimiento de su alma.
"Antonio Marez is six years old when Ultima enters his life. She is a curandera, one who heals with herbs and magic. 'We cannot let her live her last days in loneliness,' says Antonio's mother. 'It is not the way of our people,' agrees his father. And so Ultima comes to live with Antonio's family in New Mexico. Soon Tony will journey to the threshold of manhood. Always, Ultima watches over him. She graces him with the courage to face childhood bigotry, diabolical possession, the moral collapse of his brother, and too many violent deaths. Under her wise guidance, Tony will probe the family ties that bind him, and he will find in himself the magical secrets of the pagan past--a mythic legacy equally as palpable as the Catholicism of Latin America in which he has been schooled. At each turn in his life there is Ultima who will nurture the birth of his soul. Enhanced by four full-color paintings by noted New Mexican artist Bernadette Vigil, this book will be treasured by all admirers of Rudolfo Anaya, whether they are longtime followers of his work or are discovering him for the first time." --
"Antonio Marez is six years old when Ultima enters his life. She is a curandera, one who heals with herbs and magic. 'We cannot let her live her last days in loneliness,' says Antonio's mother. 'It is not the way of our people,' agrees his father. And so Ultima comes to live with Antonio's family in New Mexico. Soon Tony will journey to the threshold of manhood. Always, Ultima watches over him. She graces him with the courage to face childhood bigotry, diabolical possession, the moral collapse of his brother, and too many violent deaths. Under her wise guidance, Tony will probe the family ties that bind him, and he will find in himself the magical secrets of the pagan past--a mythic legacy equally as palpable as the Catholicism of Latin America in which he has been schooled. At each turn in his life there is Ultima who will nurture the birth of his soul. Enhanced by four full-color paintings by noted New Mexican artist Bernadette Vigil, this book will be treasured by all admirers of Rudolfo Anaya, whether they are longtime followers of his work or are discovering him for the first time." --
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