Tortuga

English

ISBN: 0826310745

EAN: 9780826310743

Category: Fiction / Coming Of Age/Fiction / Biographical/

Publisher: University of New Mexico Press

Release Date: 07/01/1988

Synopsis: Rudolfo Anayas 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 recovery. Tortuga is set in a hospital for crippled children and is based on Anayas swimming accident. He explores the significance of pain and suffering in a young boys 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 heros body. In celebration of the 25 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.--BOOK JACKET.

Awards: American Book Award – null 

Tortuga

Illustrated: No

Format: Hardcover

Height: 0.24 inches

Width: 6.1 inches

Length: 9.06 inches

Weight: 11.71 oz

Pages: 197