The children of the Sun : Mexican-Americans in the literature of the United States /

Rocard's book is evidence of the strong European interest (especially in Germany and France) in the experience of the Mexican American in the US. Orignally a dissertation written in the early 1970s in Europe, the book must be read in perspective. Thus the image of the Mexican American in American literature is limited to the literature that was written up to the 1970s. Consequently, the titles that are analyzed are familiar--e.g., Jose Antonio Villareal's novel Pocho (1959) and the works of El teatro campesino. However, in spite of its limited scope, the book is a valuable resource. Its extraordinary research complements Cecil Robinson's Mexico and the Hispanic Southwest in American Literature (1977). For the student of Chicano literature, it provides an extensive bibliography. Useful for faculty, graduate students, undergraduates, and general readers concerned with American literature. -J. Luna Lawhn, San Antonio College