{"product_id":"the-sorrows-of-young-alfonso-volume-15-paperback","title":"The Sorrows of Young Alfonso: Volume 15 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRudolfo Anaya\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The world is full of sorrow,\" Agapita whispered to Alfonso.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDid she stamp those words into his destiny?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The story of Alfonso, a Nuevo Mexicano, begins with his birth, when the \u003ci\u003ecurandera\u003c\/i\u003e Agapita delivers these haunting words into his infant ear. What then unfolds is an elegiac song to the llanos of New Mexico where Alfonso comes of age. As this exquisite novel charts Alfonso's life journey from childhood through his education and evolution as a writer, renowned Chicano author Rudolfo Anaya invites readers to reflect on the truths and mysteries of the human condition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Because Alfonso \"didn't write his own biography,\" it falls to his childhood friend, the anonymous narrator here, to tell his story, through a series of letters addressed to a mysterious figure named K. The narrator depicts young Alfonso caught between dual influences: his beloved, devout Catholic mother, Rafaelita, and the folk healer Agapita. After suffering a terrible accident that leaves him physically handicapped, Alfonso faces intellectual crises during his university years, all of which move him down the path of his destiny. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In describing these events, the \"old man\" writing the letters interweaves Alfonso's experiences with fragments of his own life and of the New Mexican llano that both men have called home. The trajectory of Alfonso's life in turn mirrors the history of New Mexico and the turbulent beginnings of the Chicano movement in which the young protagonist plays a trailblazing role. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As story builds upon story, the commonality of traits among the narrator, his subject, and perhaps Anaya himself appears more than coincidental. Permeated by Anaya's trademark religious and mythological imagery, \u003ci\u003eThe Sorrows of Young Alfonso\u003c\/i\u003e is a luminous meditation on memory, reality, and the human experience.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 06, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52546410512691,"sku":"9780806168890","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/djVVcXQ4NC9RL0dIUlJ6S05zK3Vydz09.webp?v=1760986720","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-sorrows-of-young-alfonso-volume-15-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}