Photo: Joe Mazza, Brave-Lux

Photo: Joe Mazza, Brave-Lux

Luis Alberto Urrea

Luis Alberto Urrea is a best-selling author. His latest novel, The House of Broken Angels, was a national bestseller and NY Times Notable Book for 2017. A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Urrea has won the Lannan Literary Award, the Pacific Rim Kiriyama Prize, and an American Book Award, among other honors. His collection of short stories The Water Museum was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award and won an Academy of Arts and Letters award. Born in Tijuana to a Mexican father and American mother, Urrea lives outside of Chicago.

Luis Alberto Urrea es un autor de best-sellers. Su última novela, The House of Broken Angels, fue un best-seller nacional en Estados Unidos y el NY Times Notable Book de 2017. Finalista del premio Pulitzer Prize, Urrea ha ganado el Lannan Literary Award, el Pacific Rim Kiriyama Prize, y el American Book Award, entre otros. Su colección de historias cortas The Water Museum fue finalista del PEN/Faulkner Award y ganó el Academy of Arts y Letters Award. Nacido en Tijuana, de padre mexicano y madre de Estados Unidos, Urrea live en las afueras de Chicago.

 
 

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