Solitario Cisneros believed his life had ended long ago, having lost his wife, family, and country when the Rio Grande shifted, leaving the Mexican town of Olvido stranded on the Texas side. He found solace in retirement on his ranch, surrounded by horses and memories. However, a series of brutal murders and kidnappings disrupts the fragile peace among the town's diverse settlers, forcing him to confront life—and the specter of death—once more. As Solitario battles the malevolent forces threatening the town and grapples with his own inner turmoil, he discovers unexpected support in Onawa, a captivating Apache-Mexican seer who inspires him to open his heart and reconsider his destiny. Their journey into the desert prompts profound questions about the human experience that resonate today: Can we alter our past and shape our future? What does it mean to belong to a place, and vice versa? In moments of loneliness and defeat, are we ever truly alone? Through evocative prose and deep reflections, the narrative immerses readers in a time and place where the eternal struggle between good and evil unfolds amidst the enchanting backdrop of magic and mountains.
Rudy Ruiz Bücher
Rudy Ruiz schreibt mit Herz über die lateinamerikanische Kultur, die zweisprachige/bikulturelle Erfahrung sowie Einwanderungs- und Akkulturationsfragen. Ausgehend von seinem Hintergrund an der Grenze zwischen den USA und Mexiko, befasst sich seine Fiktion mit diesen tiefgreifenden menschlichen Erfahrungen. Ruiz' literarischer Stil wird für seine Wärme und aufschlussreiche Auseinandersetzung mit komplexen Themen gefeiert. Seine Kurzgeschichten wurden in führenden Literaturzeitschriften veröffentlicht, und seine Romane werden für ihre fesselnden Erzählungen anerkannt.


The Resurrection of Fulgencio Ramirez
- 322 Seiten
- 12 Lesestunden
In the 1950s, tensions remain high in the border town of La Frontera. Penny loafers and sneakers clash with boots and huaraches. Bowling shirts and leather jackets compete with guayaberas. Convertibles fend with motorcycles. Yet amidst the discord, young love blooms at first sight between Fulgencio Ramirez, the son of impoverished immigrants, and Carolina Mendelssohn, the local pharmacist's daughter. But as they'll soon find out, their bonds will be undone by a force more powerful than they could have known. Thirty years after their first fateful encounter, Fulgencio Ramirez, RPh, is conducting his daily ritual of reading the local obituaries in his cramped pharmacy office. After nearly a quarter of a century of waiting, Fulgencio sees the news he's been hoping for: his nemesis, the husband of Carolina Mendelssohn, has died. A work of magical realism, The Resurrection of Fulgencio Ramirez weaves together the past and present as Fulgencio strives to succeed in America, break a mystical family curse, and win back Carolina's love after their doomed youthful romance. Through enchanting language and meditations about the porous nature of borders--cultural, geographic, and otherworldly--The Resurrection of Fulgencio Ramirez offers a vision of how the past has divided us, and how the future could unite us.