For this 5
de Mayo, beginning tomorrow, gente all across the Internet can join La
Bloga in celebrating the 40th anniversary of TQS’ publication of
Rudolfo Anaya’s Bless Me, Última.
Visit La Bloga each day as we share observations reflecting
on Rudolfo Anaya’s career, influence and writing. Join the appreciation by
leaving Comments for Don Rudy. [You can also contribute to La
Bloga's Bless Me, Última Week, April 29–May 5, in honor of Anaya's
master work. See Saturday's entry below for info.]
Teaching Última texts.
Amelia's column on the teaching of the book and what other texts complement
teaching his and why--especially texts now banned in Arizona and Mexican
American/Chicano Studies being outlawed there. Una conversación regarding la
literatura!
April 30 Monday. Daniel Olivas.
Anaya's influence on authors. Daniel has
some great comments from writers about the influence of Última on their
writing. He's compiled discussions on their relationship to Anaya's novel and its
impact on Chicano and Latino writers.
May 1 Tuesday. Michael Sedano.
Mystery & fantasy. An appreciation of Anaya's detective fiction & folktales, and a possible Última floricanto.
May 2 Wednesday. René Colato
Laínez.
Anaya's children's lit. René will discuss the character of curanderas in Anaya's children's
books and picture books.
May 3 Thursday. Double post.
1. Última en traducción y más. Lydia Gil's
entry on Spanish translations of
Anaya's texts, including Bendíceme.
2. Flying witches & fireballs. Ernesto Hogan begins with a passage in Bless Me Última about flying witches looking
like fireballs in the sky and will explore the traditions of strange objects in
the sky over Aztlán that began before Roswell, including a glowing object Ernesto
observed above the Superstition Mountains. Brujas? Aliens?
May 4 Friday. Manuel Ramos.
Interview with Anaya. Ramos recently conducted
an interview wherein Anaya expressed his appreciation of this celebration. His
exact words were "Que viva La Bloga!"
May 5 Saturday. Rudy Ch. Garcia.
Última revisited. To wrap up the week, some pensamientos on Última's timelessness.
Throughout the week La Bloga readers may leave Comments. But
this Sat. post will also be reserved for last-minute messages of felicidades to
Anaya or your own pensamientos about Última.
Es todo, hasta mañana,
RudyG
Felicidades to el maestro Acuna on the 40th anniversary of the publication of Bless Me, Ultima. In 1972 I was a freshman at the University of Texas in Austin. Bless Me, Ultima was the first Chicano novel I read and it had a tremendous impact on me.
ReplyDeleteMis respetos, honor a quien honor merece. Yo conoci al Sr Anaya el año pasado en su casa y fue grandioso conocerlo, mis hijos estababan facinados. Gracias Sr. por ser una persona sencilla y siempre dispuesto con una franca sonrisa. Gracias tambien por introducirnos en el mundo de las letras con su grandiosa imgaginacion y talento.
ReplyDeleteMargarita Hortelano