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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780826336248
ISBN number: 0826336248
Label: University of New Mexico Press
Manufacturer: University of New Mexico Press
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 206
Printing Date: August 30, 2004
Publishing house: University of New Mexico Press
Age index: Young Adult
Sale Popularity Level: 780341
Studio: University of New Mexico Press
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Rudolfo Anaya's 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 period of time.
Tortuga is set in a hospital for crippled children and is based on Anaya's swimming accident. He explores the significance of pain and suffering in a young boy's 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 hero's body.
In celebration of the twenty-five years since the very 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.
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This has been one of the best books that I have read. Rudolfo Anaya is such a great writter! I recommend this book to everyone !
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Reading was a little difficult, but loved the legends and superstitions.
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I loved this novel. I had to rate it slightly lower because the only other person I ever discussed it with found it emotionally very difficult to read. At an age much younger than the characters in this novel I spent some time in a crippled childrens home. When I very first read Tortuga, I was stunned at finding a story that accurately conveyed the feel of living inside an institutuon for the physically handicapped. W. Sommerset Maughm was the only other author I had ever seen touch on the rougher side of being physically handicaped. I began to think Mr. Anaya must have spent some time in such a place, or done some extrordinary research. The later seemed unlikely, because I have never heard of anyone talking much about such an experience. This is a novel you must read if you want to get to know anything about the subject of institutionalizing children
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You can get what you want out of this book. It can be a superficial story of a young man getting well from a crippling injury or a philosophical trip about life and the quality of life and human spirit. It is mystical, fascinating, very thought-provoking. You will NOT forget this novel!
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I read this book a few years ago, and though I didn't remember all the details of the story, the spirit of this book has remained with me.
Reading this book for the second time proved to be just as inspirational as the first. The physical and therefore emotional obstacles these "children" face make me count my blessings. Although each character suffers from some form of physical deformity, you don't cringe at the thought of them, but wish you could be blessed with their strength.
Rudolfo Anaya, through his gift for writing poetic literature, weaves a story intertwined with the strength of the human spirit. It isn't a story for the reader's that need all the answers, or that need everything spelled out for them. It is a mixture of dreams, hopes, fears and eventually triumph. It is a story that will make an impression on you though you may never remember the details.
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