Title: And the earth did not part
Description: In ‘…and the earth did not swallow him’ Tomás Rivera presents the life of the peasants of Texas during the 1950s with all their sorrows and joys. The narrator is a young man lost in the shadows of labor exploitation and continually mystified by his interactions in America -- its alien society and institutions. Between constant migration and clashes with bosses and school officials, the young man has to forge his own identity. At the same time that he is alienating himself from his original community, he ironically finds it again and embraces it."- Lining.

" En '... y no se lo tragó la tierra' Tomás Rivera nos presenta la vida de los campesinos de Texas durante la década de 1950 con todos sus pesares y alegrías. El narrador es un joven perdido en las sombras de la explotación laboral y la mistificación de su vida por las instituciones de la sociedad. Entre la constante migración y los choques con mayordomos y oficiales escolares tiene el joven que forjar su propia identidad. A la vez que se va enajenando de su sociedad, irónicamente la encuentra de nuevo y la abraza."--Forro.
Subjects: Mexican American youth, Fiction, Mexican American families, Mexican American migrant agricultural laborers, Migrant agricultural laborers, Mexican Americans, History