Tomás Rivera Rivera
Tomás Rivera was a pioneering Chicano novelist whose And the Earth Did Not Devour Him depicted the lives of Mexican American farmworkers in Texas through linked sketches of poverty and dignity. It is the founding text of the Chicano literary movement.
Works
- And the Earth Did Not Devour HimNovel of Mexican American migrant workers enduring hardship and survival in Texas
- The Searchers
- Always and Other PoemsVerse poetry exploring Mexican American identity and cultural experience
- Tomás Rivera: The Complete WorksCollected works spanning poetry, stories, and essays of a Chicano writer