Hunger of Memory
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Hunger of Memory by Richard Rodriguez
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.
Provocative in its positions on affirmative action and bilingual education, Hunger of Memory is a powerful political statement, a profound study of the importance of language . and the moving, intimate portrait of a boy struggling to become a man.
From the Paperback edition.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780553272932 |
| ISBN 10 | 0553272934 |
| Title | Hunger of Memory |
| Author | Richard Rodriguez |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc |
| Year published | 1983-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Prizes | Winner of Anisfield-Wolf Book Award 1983 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |