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... y no se lo tragó la tierra ... and the Earth Did Not Devour Him

Tomas Rivera's original Spanish-language novel plus a new translation into English by Evangelina Vigil-Pinon. ...y no se lo trago la tierra won the first national award for Chicano literature in 1970 and has become the standard literary text for Hispanic literature classes throughout the country. It is now an award-winning, motion picture entitled And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him.

Audience
adultyoung adult
Length
short · 152 pages

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