Pura Belpré Award
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1998) Winner
Victor L. Martinez
ビクター・エル・マルティネス
Bikutā Eru Marutinesu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1954-02-21 （Fresno, California）
- Died
- 2011-02-18 （San Francisco, California） age 56
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Fresno, California → San Francisco, California
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Poet, Welder, Truck driver, Firefighter, Teacher, Office clerk
- Active Years
- 1992-2011
- Affiliations
- Humanizarte, Chicano/Latino Writers' Center of San Francisco
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California State University, Fresno | — | Literature | BA | — | United States |
California State University, Fresno
Literature
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
Bachelor of Arts
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | National Book Award for Young People's Literature | Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida | Young People's Literature | National Book Foundation | 受賞 |
National Book Award for Young People's Literature
1996
Work:
Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida
Category:
Young People's Literature
Organization:
National Book Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida
1996 Young adult fictionSemi-autobiographical account of a 14-year-old Mexican American boy growing up in a world of gangs, violence, and poverty in California's Central Valley projects.
GangsViolencePovertyMexican-American identity
Translations
- Spanish, Italian, Japanese, German
Bibliography
- Caring for a House (poetry, 1992)
- Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida (novel, 1996)
Translations of Works
- Spanish: El loro en el horno: mi vida (2003)
Health
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Lung cancer晩年Died on February 18, 2011
Legacy
Known for winning the 1996 National Book Award for Young People's Literature, contributing to Chicano literature.
Trivia
- One of twelve children, born to Mexican migrant agricultural field workers.
- Involved in the Chicano Movement.