Always Running

Always Running: La Vida Loca, Gang Days in L.A.

First hardcover edition (1993)
Author	Luis J. Rodriguez
Language	English
Publisher	Curbstone Press
Publication date	1993
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages	251
ISBN	1880684063

Always Running: La Vida Loca, Gang Days in L.A. is a 1993 autobiographical book by Mexican-American author Luis J. Rodriguez.[1][2][3] In 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).

The book has been highly acclaimed and contrasted with the works of Louis-Ferdinand Celine and George Orwell's Down and Out in Paris and London in its description of the lives of desperate, impoverished individuals in big cities.[4]

Reception

Always Running has frequently landed on the American Library Association's listed of the most banned and challenged books in the United States. Between 1990 and 1999, the book landed the 85th spot of the 100 most banned and challenged books.[5] It ranked 68th for 2000–2009.[6]

References

1. Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A. ISBN 0743276914.
2. "Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L. A." barnesandnoble.com. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
3. "Always Running". goodreads.com. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
4. Always Running: La Vida Loca, Gang Days in L.A Study Guide & Plot Summary. bookrags.com. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
5. Office for Intellectual Freedom (2013-03-26). "100 most frequently challenged books: 1990-1999". Advocacy, Legislation & Issues. Archived from the original on 2020-10-10. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
6. Office for Intellectual Freedom (2013-03-26). "Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books: 2000-2009". American Library Association. Archived from the original on 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2021-06-15.