Hunger of memory : the education of Richard Rodriguez : an autobiography.
"HUNGER OF MEMORY is the story of Mexican-American Richard Rodriguez, who begins his schooling in Sacramento, California, knowing just 50 words of English and concludes his university studies in the stately quiet of the reading room of the British Museum. Here is the poignant journey of a '...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Toronto ; New York :
Bantam Books,
1983.
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| Edition: | Bantam edition. |
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| Summary: | "HUNGER OF MEMORY is the story of Mexican-American Richard Rodriguez, who begins his schooling in Sacramento, California, knowing just 50 words of English and concludes his university studies in the stately quiet of the reading room of the British Museum. Here is the poignant journey of a 'minority student' who pays the cost of his social assimilation—and academic success with a painful alienation—from his past, his parents, his culture—and so describes the high price of 'making it' in middle-class America."--Page 4, cover. |
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| Item Description: | "Bantam edition, February 1983. This edition contains the complete text of the original hardcover edition."--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | 195 pages ; 18 cm |
| Awards: | Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, 1983. |
| ISBN: | 0553231936 9780553231939 0553272934 9780553272932 0553382519 9780553382518 |