Alejandro Morales

Alejandro Morales is professor of Chicano/Latino Studies at the University of California, Irvine, and has published seven novels and three novellas. Morales received the 2007 Luis Leal Award for Distinction in Chicano/Latino Literature. The Leal organizer claims of Morales, "he is a true pioneer in Chicano literature and one of the most outstanding, powerful, and innovative writers on the Chicano experience."[1]

Works

  1. Caras viejas y vino nuevo (1975), published in English (1981) as Old Faces and New Wine.
  2. La Verdad sin voz (1979), published in English (1988) as Death of an Anglo.
  3. Reto in Paraiso (1983), a mix of Spanish and English.
  4. The Brick People (1988)
  5. The Rag Doll Plagues (1992)
  6. Barrio on the Edge (1997)
  7. Waiting to Happen (2001) - the first volume of the Heteropia Trilogy
  8. Pequeña Nación (2005) - three short novels
  9. The Captain of All These Men of Death (2008)

References

  1. ↑ Mario Garcia in a 2007 UCSB press release for the Luis Leal award located at http://www.ia.ucsb.edu/pa/display.aspx?pkey=1638