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Tortuga - 25th Edition by Rudolfo Anaya (Paperback)

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Highlights

  • 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.
  • Author(s): Rudolfo Anaya
  • 206 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Literary

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About the Book



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



Book Synopsis



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.



Review Quotes




"A compelling story of a young man who suffers and learns to make peace with who he is, "Tortuga" has that touch of magic, of fantastical characters, of dreams as real as sunlight, associated with the best of Chicano literature."

""Tortuga" is one of those rare works that speaks to the human condition across time and space, and it well-deserves to find a new generation of readers."

"A highly emotional tale of a young soul who turned from a turtle into a human all within the span of 200 pages."

"Explores the significance of pain and suffering in a young boy's life and the importance of spiritual recovery as well as medical."
Dimensions (Overall): 8.96 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .59 Inches (D)
Weight: .74 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 206
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Literary
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Rudolfo Anaya
Language: English
Street Date: August 30, 2004
TCIN: 88976495
UPC: 9780826336248
Item Number (DPCI): 247-56-9501
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.59 inches length x 6 inches width x 8.96 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.74 pounds
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