A collectible hardcover fiftieth-anniversary edition of the bestselling Chicanx novel of all
time featuring a new foreword by Erika L. Sánchez the New York Times bestselling author of I
Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter A Penguin Vitae Edition Antonio Marez is six years old
when Ultima comes to stay with his family in New Mexico. Ultima is a curandera one who cures
with herbs and magic. Under her wise wing Tony will probe the family ties that bind and rend
him as he discovers himself in the magical secrets of the pagan past-a mythic legacy as
palpable as the Catholicism of Latin America. And at each life turn there is Ultima who
delivered Tony into the world…and will nurture the birth of his soul. Penguin Vitae-loosely
translated as "Penguin of one's life"-is a deluxe hardcover series from Penguin Classics
celebrating a dynamic and diverse landscape of classic fiction and nonfiction from seventy-five
years of classics publishing. Penguin Vitae provides readers with beautifully designed classics
that have shaped the course of their lives and welcomes new readers to discover these literary
gifts of personal inspiration intellectual engagement and creative originality. Story
Locale: New Mexico
