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September Book Club: Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya

In honor of the American Library Association's Banned Books Week, celebrated the last week of September, we read an oft-challenged or banned book. This year, we've chosen Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya. 

From "one of the nation's foremost Chicano literary artists" comes a coming-of-age classic and the bestselling Chicano novel of all time that follows a young boy as he questions his faith and beliefs -- now one of PBS's "100 Great American Reads" (Denver Post).

Rudolfo Anaya is the bestselling author of the beloved Bless Me, Ultima, and one of the founding voices in modern Chicano literature. In 2016 he was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Barack Obama. A former professor at the University of New Mexico, he won numerous literary awards, including the Premio Quinto Sol National Chicano literary award, the 2007 Notable New Mexican Award, and the PEN Center USA West Award for Fiction. Bless Me, Ultima was named a Great American Read by PBS, and it has been adapted into a feature film, an opera, and several stage plays. Anaya was a lifelong champion of Chicano voices and devoted himself to supporting aspiring writers. He passed away on June 28 2020.

Book club meets at Rumors, Wednesday, September 15th at 6:30 p.m.

 

 

Event Date: 
Wednesday, September 15, 2021 - 6:30pm
Address: 
414 Elk Ave.
Crested Butte, CO 81224-0311
Books: 
Bless Me, Ultima Cover Image
$8.99
ISBN: 9780446600255
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Published: Grand Central Publishing - April 1st, 1994