Books with title The Republic of East LA : Stories

From the award-winning author of Always Running comes a brilliant collection of short stories about life in East Los Angeles. Whether hilariously capturing the voice of a philosophizing limo driver whose dream is to make the most of his rap-metal garage band in "My Ride, My Revolution," or the monologue-styled rant of a tes-ti-fy-ing! tent revivalist named Ysela in "Oiga," Rodriguez squeezes humor from the lives of people who are not ready to sacrifice their dreams due to circumstance. In these stories, Luis J. Rodriguez gives eloquent voice to the neighborhood where he spent many years as a resident, a father, an organizer, and, finally, a writer: a neighborhood that offers more to the world than its appearance allows.

Stories in the Book:THE GARDEN OF DELIGHT.THE TWO BROTHERS.THE FLOOD OF WATERS.THE GREAT CHIEF. I. THE PROMISE. II. THE NEW NAME. III. THE STRANGERS. IV. THE BURNT OFFERING. V. THE FAITHFUL SERVANT. VI. BEAUTY AND LAUGHTER.THE MASTER OF THE LAND OF THE NILE. I. THE DREAMER. II. THE JOURNEY. III. THE DRY WELL. IV. THE CARAVAN. V. THE PRISON. VI. THE DREAMS. VII. THE TEN STRANGERS. VIII. THE LITTLE BROTHER. IX. THE DISCOVERY.THE GREAT LAWGIVER. I. THE KING'S DAUGHTER. II. THE SHEPHERD. III. THE BURNING BUSH. IV. THE TEN PLAGUES. V. THE LONG JOURNEY.“THE MAN WHOSE EYES WERE OPEN.” I. THE SOOTHSAYER. II. THE VISION. III. THE FIRST MOUNTAIN. IV. THE SECOND MOUNTAIN. V. THE THIRD MOUNTAIN.THE BEE AND THE GAZELLE I. THE BEE. II. THE GAZELLE. III. THE SONG.IDOL BREAKER. I. THE IDOL. II. THE ANGEL. III. THE CAMP. IV. THE FLIGHT.THE STORY OF SPLENDID SUN. I. THE WANDERERS. II. THE STRANGER. III. THE RIDDLE. IV. THE FOXES. V. THE SECRET. VI. THE TEMPLE.A STORY OF HARVEST TIME. I. THE GLEANER. II. THE HARVEST FEAST. III. THE WEDDING.THE SHEPHERD BOY WHO BECAME KING. I. THE SEER. II. THE KING. III. THE GIANT. IV. THE CAMP. V. THE SLING.THERE are few stories which in themselves are more intensely interesting than those that have come down to us from antiquity through the medium of the Hebrew Scriptures. Yet they have been so generally and so exclusively employed for the purpose of imparting religious instruction, that their purely literary qualities have not always received the attention which they merit. By very many persons, grown-up people as well as children, they are regarded as being inseparably connected with the services of the Sunday school and the Church, and hence scarcely to be thought of during the secular days of the week. There is really no good reason why this should be so. Indeed, there is no good reason why children in the day schools should not read these old stories of the East with as much freedom and with as eager zest as they peruse the classic myths of Greece or the ever-charming tales with which the world of modern fiction abounds. In the present volume it has been the aim of the author to retell these stories from a literary standpoint, and in exactly the same manner as he would retell other stories pertaining to the infancy of the human race. He has endeavored to represent the actors in them as real men and women inhabiting the same world as ourselves ; and, while it has been neither possible nor desirable to omit frequent allusions to- the,"' supernatural, care has been taken not to trespass "on the domain of the religious teacher. In order the better to carry out this plat, the Hebrew names are used sparingly, and are often, omitted in favor of their English equivalents. It is believed that this device will not only give to some of the stories a flavor of newness, but that it will in many instances help the young reader to a readier appreciation of their beauty. While each of the twelve stories in this volume is wholly independent of the others, and may be read without any knowledge of those which precede it, there is nevertheless a continuity from the first to the last, giving to the collection the completeness of a single narrative. It comprises, in short, the history of the origin of the Hebrew race, and of the chief events connected with the life of that people down to the period of their greatest prosperity.

Excerpt from Old Stories of the EastThere are few stories which in themselves are more intensely interesting than those that have come down to us from antiquity through the medium of the Hebrew Scriptures. Yet they have been so generally and so exclusively employed for the purpose of imparting religious instruction, that their purely literary qualities have not always received the attention which they merit. By very many persons, grown-up people as well as children, they are regarded as being inseparably connected with the services of the Sunday school and the Church, and hence scarcely to be thought of during the secular days of the week. There is really no good reason why this should be so. Indeed, there is no good reason why children in the day schools should not read these old stories of the East with as much freedom and with as eager zest as they peruse the classic myths of Greece or the ever-charming tales with which the world of modern fiction abounds.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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