Heart of Aztlan"The Albuquerque barrio portrayed in this vivid novel of postwar New Mexico is a place where urban and rural, political and religious realities coexist, collide, and combine. The magic realism for which Anaya is well known combines with an emphatic portrayal of the plight of workers dispossessed of their heritage and struggling to survive in an alien culture"--University of New Mexico Press website. |
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Page 10
... barrio was a welcome place to drive into that afternoon . The summer afternoon air was thick with dust that rose from the feet of children playing and from the workers who trudged down the dusty streets . The dust swirled in clouds ...
... barrio was a welcome place to drive into that afternoon . The summer afternoon air was thick with dust that rose from the feet of children playing and from the workers who trudged down the dusty streets . The dust swirled in clouds ...
Page 62
... barrios of the city met and the nexus was kept intact as the different barrios formed one larger com- munity . " Every barrio is my barrio , " old Manual liked to say . " In the old days it used to be las colonias , the ranchitos , the ...
... barrios of the city met and the nexus was kept intact as the different barrios formed one larger com- munity . " Every barrio is my barrio , " old Manual liked to say . " In the old days it used to be las colonias , the ranchitos , the ...
Page 152
... barrio , and that the men are waiting for a message from you to fight again . The entire barrio is barricaded , ready to explode ! " He glanced furtively at his wife . He didn't know what to do . He turned to Clemente . " --They call ...
... barrio , and that the men are waiting for a message from you to fight again . The entire barrio is barricaded , ready to explode ! " He glanced furtively at his wife . He didn't know what to do . He turned to Clemente . " --They call ...
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