Edward Rivera (1944-2001) was an American writer, educator and editor with Puerto-Rican roots ( Nuyorican). Born in Puerto Rico, from age 7 [1] Rivera grew up in New York. [2] He was a mentor to writers Abraham Rodríguez and Ernesto Quiñonez. [1] [3] [4]
Rivera's only major work, the novel Family Installments: Memories of Growing up Hispanic, reportedly took ten years to write. [2] Facing attempts at fetishization of the Nuyorican experience,[ clarification needed] it took three years for Family Installments to be published. [2] [5] The novel utilizes many stylistic tools, from flashbacks to a mix of oral and official histories. [6] Rivera famously looked to Mark Twain as an influence, and the novel indicates this, creating an intertextual conversation. [7] Though Rivera insisted that Family Installments was a novel, many critics found it to be heavily influenced by Rivera's life. [7]
Edward Rivera (1944-2001) was an American writer, educator and editor with Puerto-Rican roots ( Nuyorican). Born in Puerto Rico, from age 7 [1] Rivera grew up in New York. [2] He was a mentor to writers Abraham Rodríguez and Ernesto Quiñonez. [1] [3] [4]
Rivera's only major work, the novel Family Installments: Memories of Growing up Hispanic, reportedly took ten years to write. [2] Facing attempts at fetishization of the Nuyorican experience,[ clarification needed] it took three years for Family Installments to be published. [2] [5] The novel utilizes many stylistic tools, from flashbacks to a mix of oral and official histories. [6] Rivera famously looked to Mark Twain as an influence, and the novel indicates this, creating an intertextual conversation. [7] Though Rivera insisted that Family Installments was a novel, many critics found it to be heavily influenced by Rivera's life. [7]