--- product_id: 3808167 title: "Bless Me, Ultima" price: "฿187" currency: THB in_stock: false reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.co.th/products/3808167-bless-me-ultima store_origin: TH region: Thailand --- # Bless Me, Ultima **Price:** ฿187 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Bless Me, Ultima - **How much does it cost?** ฿187 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.th](https://www.desertcart.co.th/products/3808167-bless-me-ultima) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description *Please note: There are two versions of this cover. The content is the same. Exquisite prose and wondrous storytelling have helped make Rudolfo Anaya the father of Chicano literature in English. Indeed, Anaya's tales fairly shimmer with the haunting beauty and richness of his culture. The winner of the Pen Center West Award for Fiction for his unforgettable novel Alburquerque, Anaya is perhaps best loved for his classic bestseller, Bless Me, Ultima... Antonio Marez is six years old when Ultima comes to stay with his family in New Mexico. She is a curandera, one who cures with herbs and magic. Under her wise wing, Tony will probe the family ties that bind and rend him, and he will discover himself in the magical secrets of the pagan past-a mythic legacy as palpable as the Catholicism of Latin America. And at each life turn there is Ultima, who delivered Tony into the world...and will nurture the birth of his soul. Review: A Unique Sort of Fiction - Very good story. It couldn’t lay the book down for I have to keep reading. Even though it’s no fantasy book, but it’s a very imaginative fictional story. This book speaks with some power and may have some relatable moments. If you are interested in taking a dive in a different kind of fiction this book is for you. Review: Anaya's Bless Me, Ultima is an Emotional Symbolic Work - The religious and spiritual symbolism in Anaya's book, Bless Me, Ultima blend beautifully with the powerfully described New Mexican setting and culture that surround the novel's main charatcer, Antonio, and place him at the center of a series of thematic struggles including the classic struggle of good vs. evil, the difficult decision of choosing between one's apparent destiny and giving in to one's choices, and the intense discovery and formation of alternate beliefs in a higher being. Anaya places Antonio in a Catholic household of Mexican descent in the rural setting of Las Pastures, New Mexico; illustrating the natural beauty and land-based lifestyle that Antonio grows up knowing. Tony's mother is a faithful and passionate Catholic, believing in the imporatance of direct prayer to God and the adoration of the Virgin Mary. She sees and feels the holyness that surrounds Tony's being from his birth, and raises him in hopes that he will some day become a priest. The characterization of Tony's father provides a nice contrast that lends an insight into the formation of Tony. His father is a man of the land, using it respectfully and living in symbiance with it to ensure the heathly lifespans of both his family, and his family's land or llano. The contrast in Tony's parental upbringing sets the stage for his future conflicts concerning the true existance of a God, and the reasons for the existance of good and evil that he witnesses in life. Symbolism is a cetral tool that Anaya uses to artistically convey Tony's journey and his discoveries, amazments, and disappointments along the way. Perhaps most finely crafted is Anaya's creation of the golden carp, used to represent the startling effect of peace and joy that Tony feels after discovering its existance. The golden carp itself is a symbol of an alternate idol of worship besides the Christian God that Tony had grown to believe in through the teachings he recives at home, school, and at church. The fact that Tony is willing to belive in the golden carp's existance, as he is both amazed and mystified by its beauty, is made to appear especially surprising through the description is the things that Tony is denying in order give into the peace and happines he feels in the golden carp. At one point, Tony is at sunday school at church, and the priest is describing to the students the concept of an eternity. An eternity, he proceeds to explain, is the amount of time it would take a bird to pick up every grain of sand on a beach, one by one, and fly it across the pacific ocean to deposit on a shore in Japan. And then, when the entire beach has been transported, he does it again, and brings every grain to the other side, a million times. That's how long an eternity is, and that's how long you will stay in heaven or in hell. This concept frightened me like a week ago, I can imagine how it might affect an eleven year old boy. Yet, the beauty of the golden carp, and the balance that it's existance creates within Tony is more than enough to allow him to betray the doctrine he has been taught to believe in and risk finding out the hard way exactly how long an eternity is. The book's symbolism is far deeper than what I can describe in this review, and it includes themes like free will vs. destiny that I have not mentioned. Overall I can say it is a beautifully written book, with easy to recognize parallels to the inner-turnmoil of the reader, and I recommend reading it at least twice to truly appreciate the ideas and messages conveyed in Anaya's novel. ## Features - Author: Anaya, Rudolfo. - Publisher: Warner Books - Pages: 276 - Publication Date: 1994 - Edition: Reissue - Binding: Paperback - MSRP: 8 - ISBN13: 9780446600255 - ISBN: 0446600253 - Other ISBN: 9781455521326 - Other ISBN Binding: print - Language: en ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #213,393 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #51 in Cultural Heritage Fiction #86 in Magical Realism #109 in Horror Occult & Supernatural | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 3,984 Reviews | ## Images ![Bless Me, Ultima - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81pIyQzzuOL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Media Language, Media Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Unique Sort of Fiction *by C***R on August 10, 2026* Very good story. It couldn’t lay the book down for I have to keep reading. Even though it’s no fantasy book, but it’s a very imaginative fictional story. This book speaks with some power and may have some relatable moments. If you are interested in taking a dive in a different kind of fiction this book is for you. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Anaya's Bless Me, Ultima is an Emotional Symbolic Work *by H***S on March 8, 2002* The religious and spiritual symbolism in Anaya's book, Bless Me, Ultima blend beautifully with the powerfully described New Mexican setting and culture that surround the novel's main charatcer, Antonio, and place him at the center of a series of thematic struggles including the classic struggle of good vs. evil, the difficult decision of choosing between one's apparent destiny and giving in to one's choices, and the intense discovery and formation of alternate beliefs in a higher being. Anaya places Antonio in a Catholic household of Mexican descent in the rural setting of Las Pastures, New Mexico; illustrating the natural beauty and land-based lifestyle that Antonio grows up knowing. Tony's mother is a faithful and passionate Catholic, believing in the imporatance of direct prayer to God and the adoration of the Virgin Mary. She sees and feels the holyness that surrounds Tony's being from his birth, and raises him in hopes that he will some day become a priest. The characterization of Tony's father provides a nice contrast that lends an insight into the formation of Tony. His father is a man of the land, using it respectfully and living in symbiance with it to ensure the heathly lifespans of both his family, and his family's land or llano. The contrast in Tony's parental upbringing sets the stage for his future conflicts concerning the true existance of a God, and the reasons for the existance of good and evil that he witnesses in life. Symbolism is a cetral tool that Anaya uses to artistically convey Tony's journey and his discoveries, amazments, and disappointments along the way. Perhaps most finely crafted is Anaya's creation of the golden carp, used to represent the startling effect of peace and joy that Tony feels after discovering its existance. The golden carp itself is a symbol of an alternate idol of worship besides the Christian God that Tony had grown to believe in through the teachings he recives at home, school, and at church. The fact that Tony is willing to belive in the golden carp's existance, as he is both amazed and mystified by its beauty, is made to appear especially surprising through the description is the things that Tony is denying in order give into the peace and happines he feels in the golden carp. At one point, Tony is at sunday school at church, and the priest is describing to the students the concept of an eternity. An eternity, he proceeds to explain, is the amount of time it would take a bird to pick up every grain of sand on a beach, one by one, and fly it across the pacific ocean to deposit on a shore in Japan. And then, when the entire beach has been transported, he does it again, and brings every grain to the other side, a million times. That's how long an eternity is, and that's how long you will stay in heaven or in hell. This concept frightened me like a week ago, I can imagine how it might affect an eleven year old boy. Yet, the beauty of the golden carp, and the balance that it's existance creates within Tony is more than enough to allow him to betray the doctrine he has been taught to believe in and risk finding out the hard way exactly how long an eternity is. The book's symbolism is far deeper than what I can describe in this review, and it includes themes like free will vs. destiny that I have not mentioned. Overall I can say it is a beautifully written book, with easy to recognize parallels to the inner-turnmoil of the reader, and I recommend reading it at least twice to truly appreciate the ideas and messages conveyed in Anaya's novel. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A similiar perspective on religion *by N***R on October 31, 2012* Bless Me Ultima was an enjoyable read. I respect all religions but I have full faith belief in my own tradition as a Navajo person. A lot of the situations that occurs throughout the book was exciting to read considering in my own culture we have similar beliefs. Knowing each ethnic group once had its own traditions and practice is interesting to learn about yet makes me wonder what ever happened to that tradition that it phased out with newer generations. The only thing preventing me from giving this book 5 stars was I felt like the author abruptly rushed through the story to come to an end. I wonder what became of the family after the final scenrio. All in all, this book made think a lot about religion, One God versus my own culture versus mainstream society. In the end, it made me realized I have a strong hold on my own tradition, culture and beliefs that is rejected by mainstream society yet I feel complete. This book is a good read, if you have time pick it up and read a few pages. 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