← Arturo Islas IslasThe Rain Godby Arturo Islas IslasMexican-American family history in Texas desertFind on Amazon↗About the authorArturo Islas IslasArturo Islas was a Stanford professor and Chicano novelist whose The Rain God and Migrant Souls are two of the finest novels of Mexican-American family life on the Texas border, combining lyricism with clear-eyed social observation.More by Arturo Islas IslasMigrant SoulsSecond novel continuing family saga and spiritual search→