After 20 years, Luis Alberto Urrea’s heart sinks a little whenever sales of his most famous work, “Devil’s Highway,” increase. When they do, it typically means that something horrific has happened at ...
The author Luis Alberto Urrea has written with authority about his Mexican roots. His best-known work, The Devil’s Highway, brought readers into that world. It’s filled with characters and scenes that ...
Bestselling author Luis Alberto Urrea is slated for a pair of area events this week in support of local nonprofit English in Action. First, he will be the featured speaker at the an intimate ...
Luis Alberto Urrea, 2005 Pulitzer Prize finalist for nonfiction and member of the Latino Literature Hall of Fame, is a prolific and acclaimed writer who uses his dual-culture life experiences to ...
In addition to the discussion, Urrea also read excerpts from "The Devil's Highway. Urrea's visit and discussion were part of IUN's One Book, One Campus, One Community reading program. Students listen ...
Arizona Daily Wildcat: Luis Urrea: The nicknamed “Literary Badass” with a rock n’ roll heart
Luis Urrea: The nicknamed “Literary Badass” with a rock n’ roll heart
WLRN: Luis Alberto Urrea's new novel helped him understand his mother through her war story
Luis Alberto Urrea's new novel helped him understand his mother through her war story
Luis Alberto Urrea says the border situation is “just so idiotic, toxic and racist. The new wall of razor wire in Nogales, for example.” Credit: Courtesy Luis Alberto Urrea moved to Tucson in 1994 at ...