Arturo Islas
Arturo Islas, Jr. (May 25, 1938 – February 15, 1991) was an English professor and novelist from El Paso, Texas, whose writing focused on the experience of Chicano cultural duality.
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| Claim to fame | The Rain God (1984 (winner of the Border Regional Library Association's Southwest Book Award)), Migrant Souls (1991)
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| Date of birth | 24 May 1938
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| Place of birth | El Paso, Texas, USA
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| Date of death | 15 February 1991
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| Age | 52 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Stanford University Campus Home, California, USA
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| Cause of death | Aids (related complications)
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| Occupation | Novelist, educator
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| University | Stanford University
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