Richard Rodriguez – författare

A book about Mexico and the United States, principally California, where the largest number of Mexican Americans live. The concern of the book is the clash of the two cultures in the past, the way they are meeting today, and future implications for America of new migration from Mexico.

The fiestas provide tangible links to the pre-Hispanic cultures of middle America, intertwining some of the great Pagan festivals of these ancient peoples with catholic ritual and tradition. In the Eye of the Sun is a remarkable visual chronicle of Mexican life. The book also includes an introduction by Richard Rodriguez and an essay by J.M.G. Le Clezio.