Empress of the Splendid Season

Name: Empress of the Splendid Season
Author: Oscar Hijuelos

by Oscar Hijuelos

Immigrant chambermaid's dignity and self-determined life in America

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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.

More by Oscar Hijuelos

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