"I lost faith in my God, and if there was no God there was no meaning, no secure road to salvation....The depth of loss one feels is linked to one's salvation. That may be why I write. It is easier to ascribe those times and their bittersweet emotions to my characters."
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Born into a Hispanic-American family in New Mexico--the fifth child in a family of seven--Anaya draws on his Southwestern background for all his books--not only the landscape itself but the faith and spirituality of the people there. His first novel, BLESS ME, ULTIMA (1972), about a young Hispanic boy in the Southwest,reflects the Spanish-American folklore of his own childhood. Anaya writes novels, short stories, and plays, and is one of the most widely-read Hispanic authors in America.
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10/30/1937 New Mexico, Southwestern States, Mountain States, Western States, United States,
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Mexican-American magical realism. This book is a treasure that explores the love of family and friends while giving us a look at the life of Mexican-Americans in World War II New Mexico.