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| Original Title: | The Hummingbird's Daughter |
| ISBN: | 0316154520 (ISBN13: 9780316154529) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Hummingbird's Daughter |
| Setting: | Mexico |
| Literary Awards: | Kiriyama Prize for Fiction (2006) |
Luis Alberto Urrea
Paperback | Pages: 528 pages Rating: 4.18 | 10604 Users | 1519 Reviews
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The prizewinning writer Luis Alberto Urrea's long-awaited novel is an epic mystical drama of a young woman's sudden sainthood in late 19th-century Mexico. It is 1889, and the civil war is brewing in Mexico. Sixteen year old Teresita, illegitimate but beloved daughter of the wealthy and powerful rancher Don Tomas Urrea, wakes from the strangest dream - a dream that she has died. Only it was not a dream. This passionate and rebellious young woman has arisen from the dead with the power to heal - but it will take all her faith to endure the trials that await her and her family now that she has become the Saint of Cabora. The Hummingbird's Daughter is a vast, hugely satisfying novel of love and loss, joy and pain. Two decades in the writing, this is the masterpiece that Luis Alberto Urrea has been building up to.
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| Title | : | The Hummingbird's Daughter (The Hummingbird's Daughter) |
| Author | : | Luis Alberto Urrea |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 528 pages |
| Published | : | April 3rd 2006 by Back Bay Books (first published May 17th 2005) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Magical Realism |
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Ratings: 4.18 From 10604 Users | 1519 ReviewsColumn Based On Books The Hummingbird's Daughter (The Hummingbird's Daughter)
This is a very interesting story about a real woman who lived in Mexico in the late 19th century. She was the author's great-aunt, and he grew up hearing stories and legends about her. Beginning in 1985, the author began twenty years of research leading to this novel. Teresita was considered the "Saint of Cabora," although she did not think of herself in that way. She was born the bastard daughter of Don Tomas Urrea. At birth, she had a strange triangular mark on her forehead. The curandera saidFirst read Luis Alberto Urreas Hummingbirds Daughter nearly 13 years ago. It is still incredible! Something about Urreas ability to evoke the landscape and capture a mood really drew me into this story. The mix of the lyrical and the historical evokes the political and social upheaval of the period. And then there is Urreas writing style. Maybe its just me, but when I read magic realism I think revolution. It is also super interesting to me that Urrea took stories about a distant family member,
This review has been revised on completion. Teresita, the Hummingbird's daughter, existed. She is an acknowledged saint. In this book you learn about her life in Mexico, until she was forced to leave at the age of 19. You learn about Mexico (food, lifestyle, religious beliefs and customs) and about the Mexican Civil War that took place in the last decade of the 1800s. You learn about her role in this war. Teresita was a distant cousin to the author. Although based on known fact, it is a novel.
The thing that struck me most about The Hummingbirds Daughter was its campfire quality. I imagined it being told by a particularly gifted grandfather. Urrea is no grandfather yet, but his pure storytelling ability is second to none. He creates beautiful rhythms in simple language. Each of his chapters is structured as its own little tale. He dispenses comedy and heartbreak in equal measures. And he doesnt hold back, trusting his natural instincts to tell the story as the story itself begs to be
Set in late 1800s Mexico amid the political turmoil of General Porfirio Diazs regime The Hummingbirds Daughter recounts the real-life story of Urreas great-aunt Teresita. The illegitimate daughter of the patron and one of the indios working his ranch, Teresita eventually became known as Santa Teresa, the Saint of Cabora. Apprenticed to the colorful curandera (healer) Huila at an early age she eventually became known for her midwifery skills, healing powers and supposed return from the dead.
5 stars doesn't do this book justice. This book is definitely in my top 10. It was such a great read. So much history and visual beauty put into the book. I liked it more based on its true events and La Santa de Cabora was an ancestor of the author. I couldn't get enough of Teresa's story. It flowed nicely together. I see why it got great reviews any website I looked at. Can't wait to see if Urrea's other books are as good as this one. I'm a sucker for historical fiction of any country. :)
Certain authors excel at crafting gritty and realistic recreations of the world we live in; others are expert at transforming our world into a more magical and fantastical one. Luis Alberto Urrea, in an astounding feat of alchemy, does both. Within the novels sprawling 499 pages, his depiction of Teresita Urrea his real-life great-aunt, anointed the Saint of Cabora becomes increasingly intoxicating and unputdownable.In a sprawling yet controlled epic, we meet Teresita the illegitimate
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