American Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (1994) Winner
Tino Villanueva
ティノ・ビジャヌエバ
Tino Villanueva
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1941-12-11 （San Marcos, Texas, U.S.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Residence History
- San Marcos, Texas → Panama Canal Zone (while in the U.S. Army) → Buffalo, New York (study) → Boston, Massachusetts (work/teaching)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, writer, college lecturer, translator, editor
- Active Years
- 1960-2015
- Affiliations
- Boston University (Senior Lecturer, Department of Romance Studies), Wellesley College (teaching appointment), University of Texas at Austin (visiting), College of William and Mary (visiting), Bowdoin College (visiting)
- Influenced By
- Rubén Darío, José Martí, Chicano writers and movement figures
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas State University (San Marcos) | — | — | — | — | United States |
| State University of New York at Buffalo | — | Humanities (Spanish-related) | MA | 〜1971 | United States |
| Boston University | — | Spanish (Romance Studies) | PhD | 〜1981 | United States |
Texas State University (San Marcos)
Country:
United States
Graduated using the G.I. Bill
State University of New York at Buffalo
Humanities (Spanish-related)
Degree:
MA
Period:
〜1971
Year of Graduation:
1971
Country:
United States
Earned an MA
Boston University
Spanish (Romance Studies)
Degree:
PhD
Period:
〜1981
Year of Graduation:
1981
Country:
United States
Doctorate in Spanish
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | American Book Award | Scenes from the Movie GIANT | — | Before Columbus Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Distinguished Alumnus Award | — | — | Texas State University-San Marcos | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Liberal Arts Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award | — | — | Texas State University-San Marcos, College of Liberal Arts | 受賞 |
American Book Award
1994
Work:
Scenes from the Movie GIANT
Organization:
Before Columbus Foundation
Result:
受賞
Distinguished Alumnus Award
1995
Organization:
Texas State University-San Marcos
Result:
受賞
Liberal Arts Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award
2015
Organization:
Texas State University-San Marcos, College of Liberal Arts
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Hay Otra Voz Poems (There Is Another Voice Poems)
1972 PoetryAn early collection engaging Chicano experience and bilingualism, exploring social and cultural identity.
Chicano identitybilingualismmigration and belonging
Scenes from the Movie GIANT
1993 PoetryA collection that references the film Giant to poetically reexamine the history and social/racial issues of the American Southwest. Winner of the 1994 American Book Award.
reexamination of historyrace and classregional culture
Shaking off the Dark
1998 PoetryA poetry collection exploring self and society, including linguistic experimentation and cultural retrospection.
self and societylanguage playmemory
Primera causa
1999 PoetryA collection that includes works in Spanish, focusing on cultural and personal roots.
roots and traditionSpanish-language poetrycultural inheritance
So Spoke Penelope
2013 Poetry (informed by Greek mythology)A later work drawing on Greek mythology—especially Penelope—to rethink love, fidelity, and memory.
Greek mythologylove and fidelitymemory and time
Bibliography
- Hay Otra Voz Poems (There Is Another Voice Poems)
- ed. Chicanos: Antología Histórica y Literaria
- Scenes from the Movie GIANT
- Shaking off the Dark
- Primera causa
- Translator: Luis J. Rodriguez, La llaman América (translation)
- Tres poetas de posguerra: Celaya, González y Caballero Bonaldva
- Il canto del cronista. Antologia poetica (contributor/editor)
- So Spoke Penelope
Translations by Author
- Translation of Luis J. Rodriguez's La llaman América
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- bilingual style switching between English and Spanishimagistic lyrical poetryexperimental poetry that incorporates social and historical context
- Recurring Motifs
- identity and belongingimmigrant experiencememory and family historymyth (in later work)
Legacy
Tino Villanueva is regarded as a central figure of the Chicano literary renaissance since the 1960s, praised for poetry addressing bilingualism and cultural memory. He also had a long career as an educator, and his papers serve as important material for scholarly research.
Museums
- The Wittliff Collections (holds Tino Villanueva papers) San Marcos, Texas — Texas State University
Archives
- The Wittliff Collections, Alkek Library, Texas State University
Trivia
- Founded Imagine Publishers, Inc. and edited Imagine: International Chicano Poetry Journal.
- Born in San Marcos, Texas. Drafted into the U.S. Army in 1963 and spent time in the Panama Canal Zone.
- Writes in both English and Spanish, frequently switching between the two languages.
- Won the 1994 American Book Award for Scenes from the Movie GIANT.
- His papers are held at Texas State University.