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Luis Alberto Urrea
head and shoulders of Urrea with light brown hair, black glasses, with a goatee
Luis Alberto Urrea at the 2015 Texas Book Festival.
Born (1955-08-20) August 20, 1955 (age 68)
Tijuana, Mexico
OccupationNovelist, essayist
NationalityMexican and American
CitizenshipUS
Alma materUniversity of California, San Diego, University of Colorado at Boulder
Genrespoetry, novel, nonfiction
Notable worksNobody's Son: Notes from an American Life, The Hummingbird's Daughter
Notable awardsAmerican Book Award 1999
Latino Literature Hall of Fame 2000
Edgar Award 2010
Lannan Literary Award 2004
Website
luisurrea.com

Luis Alberto Urrea (born August 20, 1955 in Tijuana, Mexico)[1] is a Mexican-American poet, novelist, and essayist.

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Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction

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University of Arizona Press

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Lannan Literary Awards

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National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction

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