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Thank you all who came out this past Saturday to our discussion of Bless me Ultima. I am happy we all enjoyed the novel, especially New Mexico's landscape.
April's book and author: In Cuba I was a German Shepherd by Ana Menéndez.
The book is available at Pomegranate Books at a 15% discount for our Book Club members.
We have also picked the book for the month of May, it is Junot Diaz' collection of short stories titled Drown.
Please feel free to send titles to be added to our box. Please visit the Blog site and leave comments about the books you are reading.
If you any other questions, feel free to write back.
The book is available at Pomegranate Books at a 15% discount for our Book Club members.
We have also picked the book for the month of May, it is Junot Diaz' collection of short stories titled Drown.
Please feel free to send titles to be added to our box. Please visit the Blog site and leave comments about the books you are reading.
If you any other questions, feel free to write back.
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The more I read about the Luna and the Márez families, I am reminded of Federico García Lorca's characterization of the "gitanos"/gypsies of southern Spain and how they are mistrusted by the farming community for being wanderers.
It is interesting to also note that Ultima, the curandera, mistaken as a "witch" belongs to the Luna family, who so strongly believe in their Catholic faith. This syncretism of cultural traditions, in this case the Native American with Catholic, is very similar to the syncretism in the Spanish Caribbean: Santería, Catholic and Yoruban traditions. There also exists mistrust of followers of Santería, but it is so much part of daily life.
Amrita
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