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Luis alberto urrea is the recipient of an american book award, a western states book award, and a colorado book award, and he has been inducted into the latino literary hall of fame. His new novel, the hummingbirds daughter, is based on the life of a long lost relative. In prose that seethes with energy and crackles with dark humor, he tells a story of what it means to belong to a nati. Includes reading group guide the hummingbirds daughter a novel by luis alberto urrea p. To receive the access to the latest issue delivered to your inbox free each week. The hummingbirds daughter by luis alberto urrea excerpt.
The hummingbirds daughter is a wildly romantic work of fiction, but it is, in fact, grounded in historical truth. Beginning where luis alberto urreas bestselling the hummingbirds daughter left off, queen of america finds young teresita urrea, beloved healer and saint of cabora, with her father in 1892 arizona. The main characters of this historical, historical fiction story are. Luis alberto urrea is the awardwinning author of books, including the hummingbirds daughter, the devils highway and into the beautiful north may 2009. Luis alberto urrea is currently considered a single author. In his essay the parable of the tapeworm, mario vargas llosa argues that. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
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