Oscar Hijuelos
Cuban-American novelist who became the first Latino author to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, for The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love. His work celebrates the immigrant experience with exuberant nostalgia and emotional depth. He was a pioneering figure in Latino-American literature.
Works
- The Mambo Kings Play Songs of LoveCuban-American brothers' music, immigration, and love in America
- Our House in the Last WorldCuban immigrant family's struggle between old world and assimilation
- The Fourteen Sisters of Emilio Montez O'BrienLarge Cuban family's history from Spanish conquest to modern times
- Mr. Ives' ChristmasWidower's spiritual redemption through love and forgiveness
- Empress of the Splendid SeasonImmigrant chambermaid's dignity and self-determined life in America