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Days of Obligation by Richard Rodriguez

Days of Obligation

An Argument with My Mexican Father

By Richard Rodriguez

By Richard Rodriguez

Category: Literary Collections | Biography & Memoir

Paperback $16.00

Nov 01, 1993 | 256 Pages

Days of Obligation by Richard Rodriguez
Paperback
Nov 01, 1993 | 256 Pages

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    Nov 01, 1993 | 256 Pages

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About Days of Obligation

Rodriguez’s acclaimed first book, Hunger of Memory raised a fierce controversy with its views on bilingualism and alternative action. Now, in a series of intelligent and candid essays, Rodriguez ranges over five centuries to consider the moral and spiritual landscapes of Mexico and the US and their impact on his soul.

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Richard Rodriguez is an editor at Pacific News Service, and a contributing editor for Harper’s Magazine, U.S. News & World Report, and the Sunday "Opinion" section of the Los Angeles Times. He has published numerous articles in The New York… More about Richard Rodriguez

Product Details

Paperback | $16.00
Published by Penguin Books
Nov 01, 1993 | 256 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780140096224

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Table Of Contents

Days of ObligationIntroduction: My Parent’s Village

Chapter One: India

Chapter Two: Late Victorians

Chapter Three: Mexico’s Children

Chapter Four: In Athens Once

Chapter Five: The Missions

Chapter Six: The Head of Joaquin Murrieta

Chapter Seven: Sand

Chapter Eight: Asians

Chapter Nine: The Latin American Novel

Chapter Ten: Nothing Lasts a Hundred Years

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