Premio Aztlán Literary Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (1999) Winner
Sergio Troncoso
セルヒオ・トロンコソ
Serujio Toronkoso
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1961 （El Paso, Texas）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- El Paso, Texas (childhood) → Ysleta, El Paso → Cambridge, Massachusetts (Harvard) → New Haven, Connecticut (Yale) → New York → Texas
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Short story writer, Essayist, Editor
- Active Years
- 1999-
- Affiliations
- Texas Institute of Letters
- Memberships
- Member of Texas Institute of Letters
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard College | — | Government | BA | — | United States |
| Yale University | — | International Relations and Philosophy | MA | — | United States |
| Yale University | — | International Relations and Philosophy | MPhil | — | United States |
Harvard College
Government
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
1980
Country:
United States
Graduated magna cum laude with Latin American Certificate
Yale University
International Relations and Philosophy
Degree:
MA
Country:
United States
Yale University
International Relations and Philosophy
Degree:
MPhil
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Premio Aztlán Literary Prize | The Last Tortilla and Other Stories | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Southwest Book Award | The Last Tortilla and Other Stories | — | Border Regional Library Association | 受賞 |
| 2024 | Texas Literary Hall of Fame | — | — | — | 殿堂入り |
| 2022 | International Latino Book Awards Gold Medal for Best Novel-Adventure or Drama | Nobody's Pilgrims | — | — | 受賞 |
Premio Aztlán Literary Prize
1999
Work:
The Last Tortilla and Other Stories
Result:
受賞
Southwest Book Award
2000
Work:
The Last Tortilla and Other Stories
Organization:
Border Regional Library Association
Result:
受賞
Texas Literary Hall of Fame
2024
Result:
殿堂入り
International Latino Book Awards Gold Medal for Best Novel-Adventure or Drama
2022
Work:
Nobody's Pilgrims
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Nobody's Pilgrims
2022 Literary fictionA novel about an American road trip exploring the American Dream and border issues
ImmigrationFamilyBorderCultural crossing
A Peculiar Kind of Immigrant's Son
2019 Linked short storiesCollection of stories about immigrant family life
ImmigrationMexican-AmericanBorder
From This Wicked Patch of Dust
2011 NovelStory of the Martinez family from a border shantytown
FamilyCultural clashesReligion
The Nature of Truth
2003 NovelA Yale student discovers his professor's Nazi past
PhilosophyTruthGuilt
The Last Tortilla and Other Stories
1999 Short storiesStories about self-identity and love on the border
BorderMexican-AmericanSelf-identity
Bibliography
- Nobody's Pilgrims (2022)
- A Peculiar Kind of Immigrant's Son (2019)
- From This Wicked Patch of Dust (2011)
- Crossing Borders: Personal Essays (2011)
- The Nature of Truth (2003/2014)
- The Last Tortilla and Other Stories (1999)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Moral and intellectual explorationFocus on family and fatherhoodPhilosophical literature
- Recurring Motifs
- US-Mexico borderWorking-class immigrantsCrossing cultural, psychological borders
Legacy
Prominent Mexican-American author known for border literature and immigrant themes. Inducted into Texas Literary Hall of Fame; library named after him.
Archives
- Wittliff Collections (San Marcos, Texas)
In Popular Culture
- Sergio Troncoso Branch Library named in El Paso
Trivia
- Son of Mexican immigrants. Grandfather jailed 28 times in Mexico for anti-corruption articles.
- Felt intimidated at Harvard but graduated magna cum laude.
- Wrote essays about wife's battle with breast cancer.