Alburquerque - Softcover

Anaya, Rudolfo

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 0446676152 ISBN 13: 9780446676151

Publisher: Warner Books, 2000

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When a young boxer from the barrio learns that his mother is a wealthy Anglo woman, he sets out to locate his biological father, an unknown man, embarking on a journey that will take him into the heart of white Albuquerque. Reissue.

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"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

About the Author:

Rudolfo Anaya is professor emeritus of English at the University of New Mexico. He was one of the first winners of the Premio Quinto Sol National Chicano literary award. Winner of the PEN Center USA West Award for Fiction for his novel Alburquerque , he is best-loved for his classic bestseller Bless Me, Ultima . His other works include Zia Summer, Rio Grande Fall, Jalamanta, Tortuga, Heart of Aztlan , and The Anaya Reader . He has also written numerous short stories, essays, and children's books, including The Farolitos of Christmas and Maya's Children .

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