Arturo Islas
Arturo Islas, Jr. | |
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| Born | May 24, 1938 El Paso, Texas |
| Died | February 15, 1991 (aged 52) Stanford University Campus Home |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | Mexican American |
| Genre | Chicano Literature |
| Literary movement | Chicano |
| Notable works | The Rain God Migrant Souls |
| Notable awards | Border Regional Library Association's Southwest Book Award |
Arturo Islas, Jr. (May 25, 1938 – February 15, 1991) was an English professor and novelist from El Paso, Texas, whose writing focused on the experience of Chicano cultural duality.
He received three degrees from Stanford: a B.A. in 1960, a Masters in 1963 and a Ph.D. in 1971, when he joined the Stanford faculty. Islas was one of the first Chicanos in the United States to earn a Ph.D. in English. In 1976, he became the first Chicano faculty member to receive tenure at Stanford.
Islas died on February 15, 1991, from complications related to AIDS.