The road to Tamazunchale
By: Ron Arias ; [cover and text illustrations by José Antonio Burciaga].
Edition: 3rd ed.
Series: Clásicos chicanos =; Chicano classics ;; 3; Clásicos chicanos ;; 3.
Publisher: Bilingual Press
Published: 1987
Place of publication: Tempe, Ariz
Language: eng
Number of pages: 134
Subjects: Mexican Americans -- Fiction.; Near-death experiences -- Fiction.; Terminally ill -- Fiction.; Older men -- Fiction.; Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Fiction.
Genres: Fiction.
Description: "The road to Tamazunchale, which was nominated for the National Book Award, tells the story of Don Fausto, a very old man on the verge of death who lives in the barrio of Los Angeles. Rather than resigning himself, he embarks on a glorious journey in and out of time, space and consciousness with a cast of companions that include his teenaged niece, a barrio street dude, a Peruvian shepherd, a group of mojados, and others"--Back cover.
Notes: "Bibliography of works by and about Ron Arias, [compiled by] Ernestina N. Eger": p. 129-134.
Introd. by Eliud Martínez; foreword by Tomás Rivera; postscript by Frances Toor.