With the same audacity with which John Steinbeck wrote about migrant worker conditions in <i>The Grapes of Wrath </i>and T.C. Boyle in <i>The Tortilla Curtain</i>, Viramontes (<i>The Moths and Other Stories</i>) presents 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 California's fields. This first novel tells the story a young girl, Estrella, and her Latino family as they struggle with arduous farm labor during the summer months, and still manage to latch onto the hope of a liberating future. Viramontes graces the page with poetic touch, artfully describing poverty conditions and bringing to the reader a panoramic view of social consciousness and unforgettable characters.
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