Rudolfo Anaya (1937-2020) was Professor of English at the University of New Mexico and the award-winning author of numerous books, including the classic Bless Me, Ultima. His work earned multiple awards and honors: the Western Writers of America Owen Wister Award (2018), the National Humanities Medal (2015), the National Medal of Arts (2001), the Robert Kirsch Award for lifetime achievement from the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes (2012), and others. He lived in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where the Southwest inspired his writing throughout his life.
At once poetic, haunting, and visionary, The Sorrows of Young
Alfonso reflects on the beauty and sorrow that is life and the
human condition. Alfonso’s story teaches us to live with grace and
kindness. It is a guidebook I will come back to time and again."" -
Patricia Santana, author of Ghosts of El Grullo
""This book is a gripping glimpse into a writer’s early yearnings,
a story to end all stories. Rudolfo Anaya offers a mystical
meditation woven into an epistolary narrative that is both familiar
and extraordinary."" - Melinda Palacio, author of Ocotillo
Dreams
""The Sorrows of Young Alfonso feeds the imagination, as all great
literature does. Once again, Rudolfo Anaya has delivered."" -
Demetria MartÍnez, author of The Block Captain’s Daughter
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