The Brick People (Masterplots II: American Fiction Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Alejandro Morales
- First Published: 1988
- Type of Plot: Historical realism
- Time of Work: The 1890’s to the 1940’s
- Setting: Southern California
- Principal Characters: Octavio Revueltas, Nana de León Revueltas, Walter Simons, Malaquias de León, Rosendo Guerrero, Arturo Revueltas
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Nineteenth century, 1940’s, Depression, economic, Yards or backyards, 1910’s, 1920’s, 1930’s, California, West, U.S., Ethnic groups, Mexican Americans, Migrant labor, Latinos, Labor, Bricks or bricklaying, Labor unions
- Locales: California
The Novel
Based in part on the actual experiences of the author’s parents (to whom the book is dedicated), The Brick People is the story of several generations of Anglo and Chicano/Mexicano families and their interactions in Southern California in the first half of the twentieth century. The principal clans are the Simons and the Revueltas families, representing the capitalist and working classes respectively.
The novel begins in 1892, with Rosendo Guerrero laying out the ground plan for the original Simons brickyard in Pasadena, California. The coordinates of...
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