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Rudolfo Anaya who turns 80 in October sits at his kitchen table in his Albuquerque home Tuesday Sept, 26 2017Marla Brose
A poll from StoicQuotes.com named local author Rudolfo Anaya as the most favored writer in New Mexico.
Anaya wrote the well-known story "Bless Me, Ultima," a coming-of-age story about a Hispanic boy who is mentored and protected by his Curandera grandmother, Ultima.
The book was adapted into a movie in 2013.
The second-place winner was author Tony Hillerman, known for his mystery novels featuring Navajo policemen.
And the third most popular author was Pulitzer Prize winner Oliver La Farge, known for his 1930 book, "Laughing Boy."
Only Anaya was born in New Mexico, but Hillerman lived in Albuquerque for a while, and La Farge spent time in Santa Fe.
Rudolfo Anaya
New Mexico author Rudolfo Anaya with the cover art for his book Ultima.Journal file
Rudolfo Anaya writes in his UNM office in 1993Aaron Wilson
New Mexico author Rudolfo Anaya among the petroglyphs on the escarpment of Albuquerque's West Mesa in March 2005.DEAN HANSON
Children's author Rudolfo Anaya reads The Cat in the Hat out loud to a group of kids and parents at Bookworks in Albuquerque Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007.Erin Hooley
Author Rudolfo Anaya, , reads passages from his novel "Bless Me,Ultima" at UNM Zimmerman Library on Monday April 23, 2012. The 9 hour marathon reading of Anaya's novel was sponsored by the UNM Department of English and Univerty LibrariesAdolphe Pierre-Louis
Author Rudolfo Anaya and actor Luke Ganalon, 11, who plays Antonio, answer questions from reporters inside the Lensic Performing Arts Center, in Santa Fe, Thursday October 18, 2012. This was before the New Mexico premiere of "Bless Me, Ultima" at the Santa Fe Independent Film Festival.(Eddie Moore
Rudolfo Anaya, second from left, gives a thumbs up as he is applauded by Mayor Richard Berry, left, and others after Anaya was inducted into the Albuquerque Wall of Fame at the Alvarado Transportation Center, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014.Marla Brose
President Barack Obama shakes hands with author, Rudolfo Anaya, after presenting him with the 2015 National Humanities Medal during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Anaya, 82, who helped launch the 1970s Chicano Literature Movement with his novel "Bless Me, Ultima," died Sunday, June 28, 2020AP Photo
New Mexico author Rudolfo Anaya in his home writing studio, photographed on Monday June 6, 2016.Dean Hanson
Rudolfo Anaya, who turns 80 in October, sits at his kitchen table in his Albuquerque home, Tuesday Sept. 26, 2017.Marla BroseAlbuquerque Journal
