Victor Martinez (1954–2011)
Auteur van Parrot in the Oven: Mi vida
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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, toon meer 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) toon minder
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- 1954-02-21
- Overlijdensdatum
- 2011-02-18
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- male
- Nationaliteit
- USA
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- Fresno, California, USA
- Opleiding
- California State University, Fresno
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- truck driver
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- Susan Bergholz Literary Services
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Parrot in the Oven: mi vida door Victor Martinez
OK novel about Mexican American teen.
1996 National Book Award for Young People's Literature. A Mexican-American adolescence.
Manuel vive en Estados Unidos, pero su origen está más allá de las fronteras. Es mexicano y vive en un universo marginal, rodeado de pobreza y violencia. Los ojos de Manuel sirven para explorar la realidad que lo rodea y para participar, como puede, en ella. Gracias a su mirada conoceremos a su familia y las diferencias que la caracterizan, así como un barrio donde la supervivencia nunca está garantizada.
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