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Pocho by Villarreal, José Antonio is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Pocho about?
Jose Antonio Villarreal illuminates here the world of "pochos," Americans whose parents come to the United States from Mexico. Set in Depression-era California, the novel focuses on Richard, a young pocho who experiences the intense conflict between loyalty to the traditions of his family's past and attraction to new ideas. Richard's struggle to achieve adulthood as a young man influenced by two worlds reveals both the uniqueness of the Mexican-American experiences and its common ties with the s
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It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Villarreal, José Antonio
- Publisher
- Garden City, N.Y.: Anchor Books
- Published
- 1970
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781439513668
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Rating
- 3.46 / 5 (426 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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