Mi caballo mago

by Sabine R. Ulibarrí

"Mi caballo mago", de carácter costumbrista y sabor mitológico o legendario, conserva los recuerdos que guardaba el autor de su estilo de vida singular para Norteamérica en el siglo XX. Su estilo alegra el espíritu y cautiva los sentidos. La totalidad de su obra capta, con compasión, con autenticidad y con un profundo sentido poético, las pasiones y los gozos de la vida humana.

Genres: Spanish Literature

6 pages, Unknown Binding

Reviews

[CuriousSusan D · Rating 5 out of 5]

~ A beautifully descriptive short story in Spanish (also available in English). ~

There was a horse I admired this much as a child... completely different circumstances but because of the vague connection and great bilingual writing, this story really sang to me.
"Mi caballo mago" is a great coming of age story that highlights the cultural and social expectations a Chicano youth placed on himself in 1950s New Mexico. It was a great read, very touching and... it's now available in a bilingual English-Spanish version in this collection of short stories. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

Also, there is a great short video on Youtube called The Writings of Sabine Ulibarri from New Mexico PBS that is really worth watching if you want to understand the social and cultural aspects of the writer. He is a gem who clearly loved literature and teaching it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDbkF...

[kazilo · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Estaba celebrando, por mucho que me dolía, la fuga y la libertad del Mago, la transcendencia de ese espíritu indomable. Ahora seguiría siendo el ideal, la ilusión y la emoción. El Mago era un absoluto. A mí me había enriquecido la vida para siempre."

YA VIENE EL AÑO DEL CABALLO WEPAAA. Que viva El Mago! No es como lo interpreta mi maestra, pero esta historia me parece una yuxtaposicion entre los valores de los conquistadores y los de la gente indigena (atrapar la naturaleza vs apreciarla mientras este libre). Aprendi sobre la tierra amarilla, Ulibarri, y la cultura de N. Mex. mientras hice mi presentancion y siempre me gusta hablar de los caballos lol. 5/5

[Michael C. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful story. Hard to read if you are not at an advanced Spanish reading level.

[gabby · Rating 5 out of 5]

this was such a beautiful short story which the author used remarkable poetic language to add depth and meaning to something so small and short.

[connie mota · Rating 5 out of 5]

tu maldita madre ulibarrí I cried in the middle of my AP Spanish classroom

[Yarelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautifully written...Very poetic
Bellamente escrito....cada palabra elejida agrega a la poesia