The Rain God

The Rain God: A Desert Tale

First edition
Author	Arturo Islas
Cover artist	Design by James Stockton & Assoc.
Language	English
Genre	Hispanic American literature
Publisher	Alexandrian
Publication date	1984
Publication place	U.S.A.
Media type	Hardback
Pages	180 pp.
ISBN	0-916485-00-5 (Correct for first Printing, 1984 Alexandrian

The Rain God is a novel by Arturo Islas. The story involves a Mexican family living in a town on the U.S.-Mexican border over generations. It illustrates the family's struggles with disabilities, religious orthodoxy, racialized violence, and ethnic identification. The Rain God was awarded the best fiction prize from the Border Regional Library Conference in 1985 and was selected by the Bay Area Reviewers Association as one of the three best novels of 1984.^[1]