The Useless Servants (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
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- Author: Roland Hinojosa-Smith
- First Published: 1993
- Type of Work: Novel
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: Racism, War, Mexican Americans, Military life or service, Soldiers, Korean War
The Useless Servants draws on Rolando Hinojosa's experiences during his military service in the Korean War, which also provided much of the substance for Korean Love Songs from Klail City Death Trip, one of his most celebrated works to date. His protagonist, Rafe Buenrostro, whom readers will know from Dear Rafe and other earlier works, reveals the brutality and inhumanity of war through the fragmented journal entries that constitute much of this novel.
Rafe not only faces the normal dangers associated with serving in the military in combat zones but also is...
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