{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"Rudolfo Anaya, 'godfather' of Chicano literature, dies at 82","publication_date":"June 30, 2020","summary":"Anaya came onto the scene with his breakthrough work, \"Bless Me, Ultima,\" in 1972. The novel about a young Mexican American boy's relationship with an older curandera, or healer, influenced a generation of Latino writers.","author_name":"By Russell Contreras, Associated Press","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2020\/06\/aa5291ecf1cadc195cfba31f0ff11343-GettyImages-52795571-1024x819.jpg","thumbnail_height":819,"thumbnail_width":1024}