Luis Alberto Urrea
Luis Alberto Urrea | |
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Luis Alberto Urrea at the 2015 Texas Book Festival. | |
| Born | August 20, 1955 Tijuana, Mexico |
| Occupation | Novelist, essayist |
| Nationality | Mexican and American |
| Citizenship | US |
| Alma mater | University of California, San Diego, University of Colorado at Boulder |
| Genres | poetry, novel, nonfiction |
| Notable works | Nobody's Son: Notes from an American Life, The Hummingbird's Daughter |
| Notable awards | American Book Award 1999 Latino Literature Hall of Fame 2000 Edgar Award 2010 Lannan Literary Award 2004 |
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Luis Alberto Urrea (born August 20, 1955 in Tijuana, Mexico) is a Mexican-American poet, novelist, and essayist.