Pulitzer Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 74 (1990) Winner
Oscar Hijuelos
オスカー・ヒウェロス
Osukā Hijuerosu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1951-08-24 （New York City）
- Died
- 2013-10-12 （New York City） age 62
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- New York City
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 1975-2013
- Affiliations
- Hofstra University, Duke University
- Influenced By
- Donald Barthelme, Susan Sontag, Carlos Fuentes, Gabriel García Márquez
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City College of New York | — | Creative Writing | BA, MA | 1970年代 | United States |
City College of New York
Creative Writing
Degree:
BA, MA
Period:
1970年代
Year of Graduation:
1976
Country:
United States
Studied under Donald Barthelme
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Pulitzer Prize | The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love | フィクション | Columbia University | 受賞 |
| 1985 | Rome Prize | Our House in the Last World | — | American Academy in Rome | 受賞 |
Pulitzer Prize
1990
Work:
The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love
Category:
フィクション
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
受賞
Rome Prize
1985
Work:
Our House in the Last World
Organization:
American Academy in Rome
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
1 appearances
-
Edition 1 (1990) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love
1989 NovelStory of Cuban immigrants chasing the American dream and lost love.
Immigrant experienceLoveMusic
Adaptations
- [Film] The Mambo Kings / Arne Glimcher (1992)
- [Musical] The Mambo Kings (2005)
Bibliography
- Our House in the Last World (1983)
- The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love (1989)
- The Fourteen Sisters of Emilio Montez O'Brien (1993)
- Mr. Ives' Christmas (1995)
- Empress of the Splendid Season (1999)
- A Simple Habana Melody (2002)
- Dark Dude (2008)
- Beautiful Maria of My Soul (2010)
- Thoughts Without Cigarettes: A Memoir (2011)
- Twain & Stanley Enter Paradise (2015)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Fluid proseSonorous but earthy, forthright American cadence
- Recurring Motifs
- Cuban-American experienceImmigrant dreams and losses
Health
-
Nephritis幼少期Lost knowledge of Spanish during hospitalization
Legacy
First Latino to win Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
Archives
- Columbia University Libraries
In Popular Culture
- Tennis courts renamed after him in Riverside Park
Trivia
- Of Cuban immigrant descent
- Lost Spanish due to childhood illness
- First Hispanic Pulitzer winner for fiction