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Under the Feet of Jesus

by Helena Maria Viramontes

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ISBN13: 9780452273870
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Helena Maria Viramontes' highly acclaimed first novel is a moving and powerful vision of the lives of the men, women, and children who endure a second-class existence and labor under dangerous conditions in America's fields.

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A novel of cultural clashes, social injustice, and love amongst the migrant farm workers of contemporary California, as seen through the eyes of a young Mexican-American woman.
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Helena Maria Viramontes is the author of the novel Under the Feet of Jesus and the story collection The Moths. Born and raised in East Los Angeles, California, Ms. Viramontes currently lives in Ithaca, New York, where she is a creative writing professor at Cornell University.
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s0sn0wy, October 19, 2008 (view all comments by s0sn0wy)
Viramontes has beautifully portrayed the fears inherent in a migrant worker's life as well as the trials and tribulations that are experienced by the multitudes of people enmeshed in extreme poverty. Under the Feet of Jesus is not just a story about the difficulties faced by this destitute family, but also a story about the ability for humans to triumph in their own humanity--through love and family connections. The experiences, thoughts, fears, and pleasures of each character were detailed through the third person omniscient point of view and very little dialogue was necessary to convey the story. Absolutely beautiful.
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ISBN:
9780452273870
Author:
Viramontes, Helena Maria
Publisher:
Plume
Author:
Viramontes, Helene M.
Subject:
General
Subject:
Jesus christ
Subject:
Religion
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Mexican americans
Subject:
Inspirational and devotional works
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Migrant agricultural laborers
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Literary
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Domestic fiction
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Literature-A to Z
Edition Description:
Mass Market
Publication Date:
19960401
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
from 12
Language:
English
Pages:
192
Dimensions:
8.10x5.15x.54 in. .35 lbs.
Age Level:
from 18
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