Rudolfo Anaya was professor emeritus of English at the University of New Mexico. He received numerous literary awards, including the Premio Quinto Sol and a National Medal of Arts. He is the author of the classic work Bless Me, Ultima, which was chosen for the National Endowment for the Artsโ Big Read. Anayaโs other books for adults include Tortuga, Heart of Aztlan, Alburquerque, Rio Grande Fall, Shaman Winter, Jemez Spring, Serafinaโs Stories, The Man Who Could Fly and Other Stories, and Rudolfo Anaya: The Essays. His childrenโs books include Farolitos of Christmas, My Land Sings, Elegy on the Death of Cรฉsar Chรกvez, Roadrunnerโs Dance, and The First Tortilla. Bless Me, Ultima was adapted into a feature film in 2013.