Pulitzer Prize Finalist to Speak at Library Fundraiser
The El Paso Public Library Association presents author Luis Alberto Urrea, Saturday night, October 20 at 6pm. Urrea's book "The Devil's Highway," was a Pulitzer Prize finalist, national bestseller and book of the year as selected by the L.A. Times, the Miami Herald, the Chicago Tribune and others. His newest book, "The Hummingbird's Daughter," won the Kiryama Book Prize for nonfiction in 2006.
Luis Alberto Urrea, member of the Latino Literature Hall of Fame, is a prolific and acclaimed writer who uses his dual-culture life experiences to explore greater themes of love, loss and triumph.
Born in Tijuana, Mexico to a Mexican father and an American mother, Urrea has published extensively in all the major genres and is currently published by Little, Brown and Company. The critically acclaimed author of 11 books, Urrea is an award-winning poet and essayist.
The public is invited to come and listen to and meet this highly acclaimed and inspirational author as he reads from and signs his works. Dinner is included. Reserved seating available now for only $65.
