{"id":10246,"date":"2019-06-22T09:55:15","date_gmt":"2019-06-22T16:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cllas.uoregon.edu\/?p=10246"},"modified":"2021-09-22T11:15:55","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T18:15:55","slug":"helena-maria-viramontes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cllas.uoregon.edu\/helena-maria-viramontes\/","title":{"rendered":"Helena Mar\u00eda Viramontes: \u201cUnder the Feet of Jesus\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"187\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cllas.uoregon.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/UTFJ-book-cover-1ke7qxh-187x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10247\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2019-2020 UO Common Reading Selection: <\/strong><em><strong>Under the Feet of Jesus<\/strong><\/em><strong> by Helena Mar\u00eda Viramonte<\/strong>s<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A story of loss and survival,<em> Under the Feet of Jesus<\/em> is a lyrical, powerful novel about the lives of the children, women, and men who endure a difficult existence and labor under dangerous conditions as migrant workers in California\u2019s fields. 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