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.
"The best American essayist." -Village Voice
Richard Rodriguez works as an editor at the Pacific News Service in San Francisco and is a contributing editor for Harper's magazine and the Sunday "Opinion" section of the Los Angeles Times. He appears regularly as an essayist on the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer on PBS.
Show moreRodriguez'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.
"The best American essayist." -Village Voice
Richard Rodriguez works as an editor at the Pacific News Service in San Francisco and is a contributing editor for Harper's magazine and the Sunday "Opinion" section of the Los Angeles Times. He appears regularly as an essayist on the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer on PBS.
Show moreDays 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
Richard Rodriguez- a master of the personal essay, has authored three books of intensely private memory woven with considerations of the great public issues of our time. He describesHunger of Memory,Days of Obligation,Brownas a trilogy on class, ethnicity, and race, respectively. His most recent book isDarling- A Spiritual Autobiography. Rodriquez's books have been finalists for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Award. His television essays on American life for The PBS NewsHour were recognized with a Peabody Award. He also has written and hosted documentaries on California and Mexico for U.S. and British television. He was a longtime contributor toHarper's Magazineand theLos Angeles Times. Rodriguez has lived most of his life in California.
FINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZE
"In it's most powerful passages, Days of Obligation reveals the
writer as a tightrope walker who balances pessimism and the defeat
of predictable expectations against the discovery of the profoundly
unanticipated." - The New York Times
"Rodriguez's moral and aesthetic imagination guarantees that this
beautiful book will linger long after the polemics in the culture
wars subside. " - Kirkus Reviews
FINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZE
"In it's most powerful passages, Days of Obligation reveals
the writer as a tightrope walker who balances pessimism and the
defeat of predictable expectations against the discovery of the
profoundly unanticipated." - The New York Times
"Rodriguez's moral and aesthetic imagination guarantees that this
beautiful book will linger long after the polemics in the culture
wars subside. " - Kirkus Reviews
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