The Man Who Could Fly
by Rudolfo Anaya
At a glance:
- Author: Rudolfo Anaya
- First Published: 2006
- Type of Work: Short fiction
- Time of Work: 1970-2000
- Setting: Mostly the southwestern United States—eastern New Mexico, southwest Texas, and northern Mexico
- Genres: Short fiction
- Subjects: United States or Americans, Twentieth century, Twenty-first century, West, U.S., Storytelling, Southwest, Mexico or Mexicans
- Locales: North America
The stories in this collection by Rudolfo Anaya represent his short fiction over the span of his writing career. The themes, symbols, and images in these stories characterize his larger body of work. They depict, as do his novels, the landscape, culture, and values of the people of the southwestern United States, and these stories contribute to the significant position Anaya has secured in American literature, especially in the literature of writers describing the influence of a specific culture and heritage.
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