Their Dog's Came with Them

Helena María Viramontes

Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
3.67 · 6 ratings · 340 pages · Published: 01 Feb 2001
Their Dog's Came with Them by Helena María Viramontes
In her long-awaited new novel, Helena Viramontes cuts to the heart of the Mexican American experience and demonstrates how lives blighted by racism and poverty are transformed by the power of the imagination. Set against the backdrop of an East Los Angeles neighborhood being decimated to make room for a new freeway, Viramontes' large and varied cast of characters confront their pasts and strike out boldly for the future.Viramontes's powerful realism (which has earned her comparisons to John Steinbeck) is shot through with poetry and myth. Aztec imagery abounds in Their Dogs Came with Them and the title is a reference to the time of the conquistadors who brought their savage dogs to the new world and set them upon the native population. With its broad scope, breathtaking imagery, and unforgettable characters, Their Dogs Came With Them is a major step. forward for this acclaimed Latina writer.
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