Curse of the ChupaCabra [SIGNED COPY, FIRST PRINTING]

Anaya, Rudolfo

ISBN 10: 0826341144 / ISBN 13: 9780826341143

Published by University of New Mexico Press, 2006

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Fine in fine dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on the first free endpaper (signature only). 1st edition, 1st printing, complete numberline. Dust jacket is as new in a protective mylar sleeve. Book is fine. By the late Premio Quinto Sol-, NM Governor's Public Service Award-, American Book Award-, Mexican Medal of Friendship-, PEN-West Fiction Award-, NEA National Medal of Arts Lifetime Honor-, Outstanding Latino/a Cultural Award-, New Mexico People's Choice Book Award-, Robert Kirsch Award-, Paul Bartlett Re Peace Prize Lifetime Achievement Award-, and National Humanities Medal-winning author of "Alburquerque" and "Bless Me, Ultima". Rare signed. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box. Seller Inventory # 006773

Bibliographic Details

Title: Curse of the ChupaCabra [SIGNED COPY, FIRST ...

Publisher: University of New Mexico Press

Publication Date: 2006

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

Is the ChupaCabra mythical or real? Stories of the creature abound in Latino communities. The illusive creature is said to suck the blood of goats. Thus, its name, goatsucker. Whenever a backyard goat or chicken is mysteriously killed, the story spreads in the barrio that the ChupaCabra struck.

When Professor Rosa Medina began to research the folklore of the ChupaCabra, she never expected to tangle face-to-face with the monster. Rosa journeys to Mexico to examine a ChupaCabra incident. The creature has killed a campesino in the jungle. And the drug traffickers who have captured the ChupaCabra also control a large drug shipment destined for Los Angeles.

The monster is set loose on the streets; so is the meth that is destroying the brains of the young and vulnerable. This fast-paced story moves from Mexico to Los Angeles to New Mexico. Danger lurks at every corner as Rosa fights to protect her students from the forces of evil.

Written for young adults, the story has a universal message. Only Rudolfo Anaya can combine the excitement of a thriller and the wisdom of traditional healings to create a page-turner that has lessons to teach us all.

"Rudolfo Anaya is a pioneer of Chicano letters, revitalizing the ground of literature with every new work. Now with The Curse of the ChupaCabra, Anaya enters the realm of pop culture with social-political urgency. The scourge of drugs striking at the heart of all our barrios and the ChupaCabra legend blend and converge in a story that awakens us to the real horrors in our midst. Gracias a dios que tenemos Rudy Anaya."--Luis J. Rodriguez, author of Always Running and Music of the Mill

Ages 14 years and up.

About the Author:

Rudolfo Anaya, widely acclaimed as one of the founders of modern Chicano literature, is professor emeritus of English at the University of New Mexico. Anaya was presented with the National Medal of Arts for literature in 2001 and his novel Alburquerque (the city's original Spanish spelling) won the PEN Center West Award for Fiction. He has also received the Premio Quinto Sol, the national Chicano literary award, the American Book Award from The Before Columbus Foundation, the Mexican Medal of Friendship from the Mexican Consulate, and the Western Literature Association's Distinguished Achievement Award. He is best known for the classic Bless Me Ultima.