'Bless Me, Ultima' is quite autobiographical in the sense that I was writing a story about my childhood, my hometown where I grew up, Santa Rosa, New Mexico, on Old Highway 66 and the Pecos River. So a great deal of that environment, landscape, people, got thrown in the novel. Rudolfo Anaya autobiographicalblesschildhood share on social
When people ask me where my roots are, I look down at my feet, and I see the roots of my soul grasping the earth. They are here... in the Southwest... I still live in New Mexico. Rudolfo Anaya earthfootgrasp Change image and share on social
My father was what you would call a cowboy, a vaquero; he worked out in the ranches with cattle. And my mother came from farmers down in the valley. Rudolfo Anaya callcattlecowboy Change image and share on social
I have traveled to many places but have no desire to leave New Mexico. Rudolfo Anaya desireleavemexico Change image and share on social
There is a time in the last few days of summer when the ripeness of autumn fills the air. Rudolfo Anaya airautumnday Change image and share on social
To me, the fact that the Mexican came North in search of a better life is a tremendous epic that hasn't been written. It's an odyssey that we know nothing about. And they came with a dream for a better life. Rudolfo Anaya dreamepicfact share on social
I used to write at night. I was teaching school, and I was married, and had to do all the things that one does when one is working and has a family. But I used to write at night. Rudolfo Anaya familymarrynight Change image and share on social
In many respects, I think 'Bless Me, Ultima' is a novel about the indigenous. Rudolfo Anaya blessindigenousrespect Change image and share on social
