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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... whispered . " Dios los bendiga . " He heard his wife's blessing . He crossed his forehead and added softly , " And my brother Guillermo sleeps beneath the grass of the llano-- murdered by that pinche tejano who couldn't keep his wife ...
... whispered . " Dios los bendiga . " He heard his wife's blessing . He crossed his forehead and added softly , " And my brother Guillermo sleeps beneath the grass of the llano-- murdered by that pinche tejano who couldn't keep his wife ...
Page 8
... whispered and climbed into the truck . " We're ready ! " Ana cried excitedly . Jason and Benjie climbed on top of the furniture in the back . They checked everything and everything and called down , called down , " ¡ Está bien ! ¡ Vamos ...
... whispered and climbed into the truck . " We're ready ! " Ana cried excitedly . Jason and Benjie climbed on top of the furniture in the back . They checked everything and everything and called down , called down , " ¡ Está bien ! ¡ Vamos ...
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... whispered stories , moving towards the center . The sun burned them to the bone , the fever dried Clemente's soul so he could not speak , and the mountain trails cut his feet until they bled , and still he moved forward , whispering the ...
... whispered stories , moving towards the center . The sun burned them to the bone , the fever dried Clemente's soul so he could not speak , and the mountain trails cut his feet until they bled , and still he moved forward , whispering the ...
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