Tortuga: A Novel - Brossura

Anaya, Rudolfo A.

 
9780826336248: Tortuga: A Novel

Sinossi

Rudolfo Anaya's personal journey to Tortuga began one desert-hot day when, as an adolescent, he and some friends were swimming in irrigation ditches. He dove in, sustaining an injury that put him in the hospital for an arduous period of time.

Tortuga is set in a hospital for crippled children and is based on Anaya's swimming accident. He explores the significance of pain and suffering in a young boy's life and the importance of spiritual recovery as well as medical. Tortuga, or Turtle, is the name of the oddly shaped mountain near the hospital, but "Tortuga" also points toward the rigid cast that encases the young hero's body.

In celebration of the twenty-five years since the first edition of Tortuga was published, Rudolfo Anaya has provided an Afterword to share his memories of those days in the hospital and how they impacted the remainder of his life.

Le informazioni nella sezione "Riassunto" possono far riferimento a edizioni diverse di questo titolo.

Informazioni sugli autori

Rudolfo Anaya is the acclaimed author of Bless Me, Ultima and many other books.

Rudolfo Anaya is professor emeritus of English at the University of New Mexico.

Dal risvolto di copertina interno

Anaya shares his memories of the incident which inspired Tortuga in the new Afterword of this 25th anniversary edition of his literary classic.

Le informazioni nella sezione "Su questo libro" possono far riferimento a edizioni diverse di questo titolo.

Altre edizioni note dello stesso titolo

9780826310743: Tortuga

Edizione in evidenza

ISBN 10:  0826310745 ISBN 13:  9780826310743
Casa editrice: University of New Mexico Press, 1988
Brossura