Victor Martinez (1954–2011)
Autor(a) de Parrot in the Oven: Mi vida
About the Author
Victor Martinez was born in Fresno, California on February 21, 1954. He was the fourth of twelve children in a family of migrant farm workers. He attended California State University at Fresno and Stanford University. Before becoming a full-time author, he worked as a field laborer, welder, mostrar mais teacher, and office clerk. He wrote culture reviews for El Tecolote and published a magazine called Dinton. His poems, short stories, and essays have appeared in several journals and anthologies. His books include Caring for a House and Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida, which won the National Book Award for Young People's Literature in 1996 and the Pura Belpré Award. He died of cancer on February 18, 2011 at the age of 56. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Obras por Victor Martinez
Filosofia de andar por casa 1 exemplar
Lavadores de Dinero 1 exemplar
Same Difference: Young Writers On Race 1 exemplar
Associated Works
Currents from the Dancing River: Contemporary Latino Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry (1994) — Contribuidor — 48 exemplares
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 1954-02-21
- Data de falecimento
- 2011-02-18
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- Fresno, California, USA
- Educação
- California State University, Fresno
- Ocupações
- truck driver
- Agente
- Susan Bergholz Literary Services
Membros
Críticas
Prémios
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- Obras
- 6
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- Membros
- 703
- Popularidade
- #36,025
- Avaliação
- 3.2
- Críticas
- 11
- ISBN
- 30
- Línguas
- 3