Oscar Hijuelos
The child of Cuban immigrants, Oscar Hijuelos (1951-2013) was an American-born novelist and the first Hispanic writer to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction (1990). He also won the Rome Prize (1985) and The Hispanic Heritage Award for Literature (2000). His eight novels have been translated into twenty-five languages.
The child of Cuban immigrants, Oscar Hijuelos (1951-2013) was an American-born novelist and the first Hispanic writer to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction (1990). He also won the Rome Prize (1985) and The Hispanic Heritage Award for Literature (2000). His eight novels have been translated into twenty-five languages. See less
Oscar Hijuelos's Featured Books
Oscar Hijuelos book reviews
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A Simple Habana Melody
A Difficult Life In Havana
The "Simple Habana Melody" of the title of this book is a song and rumba called "Rosas Puras" (Pretty Roses) that the main character, a fictitious composer named Israel Levis, dashes off in 1928 in ... Read More
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The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love
read it in cuba
It was harder going than I thought and sadder than I expected but it evokes times and places.
I read this book as I travelled around Cuba and the many references to places and attitudes made it a ... Read More
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Thoughts Without Cigarettes
The Making of a Novelist
Oscar Hijuelos' memoir, Thoughts Without Cigarettes, is a vibrant, absorbing, conversational look at the life that produced novels such as the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Mambo Kings Play Songs of ... Read More
