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Always Running

Gang Days in L.A.

  • 1993 first published
  • 260 pages
  • ★ 5.0 (3 ratings)
  • 12 editions

Luis J. Rodriguez and Luis Rodriguez's Always Running (1993) is an angel fiction novel. Much of the action takes place in California and Los Angeles. It features Luis J. Rodriguez (1954-) and Luis J. Rodríguez (1954-). Readers will find themes of Biography, Mexican American youth, gangs and jóvenes mexicano-americanos.

Open Library readers give it an average of 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 98 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 12 editions.

It runs to roughly 260 pages — 4–5 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Always Running

Always Running: La Vida Loca, Gang Days in L.A. is a 1993 autobiographical book by Mexican-American author Luis J. Rodriguez. In the story of the book, Rodriguez recounts his days as a member of a street gang in Los Angeles (specifically, East Los Angeles and the city's eastern suburbs).
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Characters

  • Luis J. Rodriguez (1954-)
  • Luis J. Rodríguez (1954-)

Subjects

  • Biography
  • Mexican American youth
  • Gangs
  • Jóvenes mexicano-americanos
  • Pandillas
  • Biografía
  • Biographies
  • Literary Figures
  • Bandes de jeunes
  • Personal Memoirs
  • Social Activists
  • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
  • BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
  • Los angeles, Calif., biography
  • Juventud mexicano-americana
  • Mexican americans

Quick answers

Who wrote Always Running?

Always Running was written by Luis J. Rodriguez and Luis Rodriguez and first published in 1993.

What genre is Always Running?

It is usually shelved as Angel Fiction.

How long is Always Running?

The median edition has 260 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Always Running?

Readers who like it often enjoy The High Window, White Oleander and The Black Dahlia.

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