Randy Lopez Goes Home - A Novel (Paperback)

When he was a young man, Randy Lopez left his village in northern New Mexico to seek his fortune. Since then, he has learned some of the secrets of success in the Anglo world--and even written a book called" Life Among the Gringos." But something has been missing. Now he returns to Agua Bendita to reconnect with his past and to find the wisdom the Anglo world has not provided. In this allegorical account of Randy's final journey, master storyteller Rudolfo Anaya tackles life's big questions with a light touch.
Randy's entry into the haunted canyon that leads to his ancestral home begins on the Day of the Dead. Reuniting with his "padrinos"--his godparents--and hoping to meet up with his lost love, Sofia, Randy encounters a series of spirits: coyotes, cowboys, Death, and the devil. Each one engages him in a conversation about life. It is Randy's old teacher Miss Libriana who suggests his new purpose. She gives him a book, " How to Build a Bridge." Only the bridge--which is both literal and figurative, like everything else in this story--can enable Randy to complete his journey.
Readers acquainted with Anaya's fiction will find themselves in familiar territory here. Randy Lopez, like all Anaya's protagonists, is on a spiritual quest. But both those new to and familiar with Anaya will recognize this philosophical meditation as part of a long literary tradition going back to Homer, Dante, and the Bible. Richly allusive and uniquely witty, "Randy Lopez Goes Home" presents man's quest for meaning in a touching, thought-provoking narrative that will resound with young adults and mature readers alike.

General

Imprint:	University of Oklahoma Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Chicana and Chicano Visions of the Americas Series
Release date:	December 2013
First published:	2014
Authors:	Rudolfo Anaya
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	168
ISBN-13:	978-0-8061-4457-3
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Historical fiction
LSN:	0-8061-4457-2
Barcode:	9780806144573

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