The Children of Sánchez

By (author): "Oscar Lewis"
Publish Date: 1961
The Children of Sánchez
ISBN0394702808
ISBN139780394702803
AsinThe Children of Sánchez
Original titleThe Children of Sánchez: Autobiography of a Mexican Family
A pioneering work from a visionary anthropologist, The Children of Sánchez is hailed around the world as a watershed achievement in the study of poverty a uniquely intimate investigation, as poignant today as when it was first published. It is the epic story of the Sánchez family, told entirely by its members Jesús, the 50-year-old patriarch, and his four adult children as their lives unfold in the México City slum they call home. Weaving together their extraordinary personal narratives, Oscar Lewis creates a sympathetic but ultimately tragic portrait that is at once harrowing and humane, mystifying and moving.An invaluable document, full of verve and pathos, The Children of Sánchez reads like the best of fiction, with the added impact that it is all, undeniably, true.