Arturo Islas

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Arturo Islas
Born May 25, 1938
El Paso?
Died February 15, 1991
Occupation novelist
Nationality USA
Notable work(s) The Rain God

Arturo Islas (May 25, 1938 – February 15, 1991), a native of El Paso, Texas, was a professor of English and a novelist, writing about the experience of Chicano cultural duality.

He received three degrees from Stanford: a B.A. in 1960, a Masters in 1963 and a Ph.D. in English in 1971, when he joined the Stanford faculty.

Islas died on February 15, 1991 from complications related to AIDS.

[edit] Works

  • The Rain God
  • Migrant Souls
  • La Mollie and the King of Tears

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