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Critical Overview

… And the Earth Did Not Devour Him has been recognized as a significant piece of Hispanic American literature since it was published in a bilingual edition in 1971. Writing in the Modern Language Journal, William H. González calls it "One of the outstanding examples of this new literature," referring to Chicano literature. The critic goes on to claim that "This book is a summary of the past, a living present, and a base for the future of Chicano literature."

By 1988, when another translation of the book was published,… And the Earth Did Not Devour Him was called "a classic Chicano novel" by Booklist. Believing this translation, by Evangelina Vigil-Piñón, is superior to the 1971 version by Herminio Ríos, Carl R. Shirley in Western American Literature writes, "This book is a landmark in Chicano letters,.....

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