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Tortuga
Tortuga
Author: Rudolfo A. Anaya
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 explor...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780826310743
ISBN-10: 0826310745
Pages: 197
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Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Book Type: Paperback
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Anaya at his best.
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This book is part of a sort of trilogy that includes Bless Me Ultima and Heart of Aztlan. In this novel, the protagonist is in a hospital recovering from a broken back. It's quite introspective and very different that Bless Me. I enjoyed reading it and would recommend it to anyone who enjoyed Bless Me.


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