Days of Obligation: An Argument with my Mexican Father

Written By : Richard Rodriguez

Narrated By : Michael Anthony

Published By : Blackstone Audio Inc

Runtime : 8 hours

Categories : American

Price : $16.95

Buy Now...

"Luminous.[Rodriguez's] insights, irony and descriptions make the
writing richly evocative."--Publishers Weekly

"Days of Obligation looks into Americanorth and south of the Rio Grandeas
penetratingly and eloquently as Camus did when he compared the mental landscapes
of France and Algiers."--Los Angeles Times Book Review

"The best American essayist as far as I'm concerned.[Rodriguez] doesn't kowtow to
political correctness. He shuns the pack, rides alone. He writes a lonely line of
individualism, the grandeur and grief of the American soul."--Village Voice

In a series of ten essays, spanning five centuries of history, beginning with the conquest
of Mexico by Hermn Corts and ending in 1992 San Francisco. Rodriguez explores the
conflicts of race, religion, and cultural identity for Mexican-Americans across the landscape
of his beloved California.

The book's "argument" poses Mexico and the United States as moral rivals. Mexico wears
the mask of tragedy, the United States wears the mask of comedy. By the end of the book,
the reader recognizes an historical irony: the United States is becoming a culture of tragedy;
Mexico, meanwhile, revels in youthful optimism. Mexico and the United States have changed
roles.

Other titles you may be interested in

Old Ironsides - Escape to the Wind Written By : Jerry Robbins Narrated By : Full Cast Production Published By : Colonial Radio Theatre On The Air Runtime : 1 hour 5 minutes Categories : Drama American American Military Price : $5.00 An amazing but true story of Yankee ingenuity! More info...

John Adams (Abridged) Written By : David McCullough Narrated By : Edward Herrmann Published By : Simon & Schuster Runtime : 9 hours Categories : Historical Politics Biographical American Pre 1900 Price : $39.95 $21.95 In this powerful, epic biography, David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life-journey of John Adams, the brilliant, fiercely independent, often irascible, always honest Yankee patriot who spared... More info...

They Made America Written By : Harold Evans Narrated By : Harold Evans Published By : Hachette Audio Runtime : 6 hours Categories : American Social & Economic Price : $25.98 $18.25 Evans tells the epic story of the men and women who made America over two centuries. More info...

Let Freedom Ring Written By : Sean Hannity Narrated By : Sean Hannity Published By : Harper Collins US Runtime : 5 hours Categories : American 21st Century Knowledge & Learning Price : $29.95 $16.95 Sean Hannity makes clear that the greatest challenge Americans have to overcome may not be an attack from overseas, but the slow compromising of our national character. More info...

Savannah Written By : James Reasoner Narrated By : Lloyd James Published By : Blackstone Audio Inc Runtime : 9 hours 30 minutes Categories : American Price : $32.95 $19.95 Following the defeat of Confederate forces at Chattanooga, the battered Rebel army, including a bitter Cory Brannon, retreats slowly toward Atlanta. A large Union army is marching to Savannah, layi... More info...