Luis Alberto Urrea is a Latin American writer known as one of the most prominent Latino writers. Urrea is the recipient of the Lannon Literary Award, an American Book Award, and a Colorado Book Award, and has been inducted into the Latino Literary Hall of Fame. His book, The Devil's Highway, was a finalist for the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction. Urrea's most recent book is the novel The Hummingbird's Daughter. Urrea has taught inmates in a San Francisco jail. He also teaches Creative Writing at the University of Illinois, Chicago (via Wikipedia)

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About Luis Alberto Urrea

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