In the Heart of the Valley of Love (Magill’s Choice: American Ethnic Writers)
At a glance:
- Author: Cynthia Kadohata
- First Published: 1992
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: North America or North Americans
- Locales: Los Angeles, CA
The Work
In the Heart of the Valley of Love is a futuristic novel depicting life in Los Angeles in the 2050’s. Narrated by Francie, who comes to stay with her aunt in Los Angeles after she loses her African American father and Japanese mother to cancer, the novel portrays the decline of the once-prosperous city.
The picture that Francie draws of Los Angeles in the 2050’s is clearly based on the demographical changes in California and the widening chasm between the rich and the poor in the 1990’s. Kadohata envisions a bleak city where the nonwhites and poor...
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