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Oscar Hijuelos
Oscar Jerome Hijuelos is an American novelist. Originally from Cuba, during his one-year recovery in a Connecticut hospital, he lost the knowledge of Spanish, his parents' mother tongue. He trained in New York and wrote news and commercials. With his second novel, adapted for The Mambo Kings, he became the first Spaniard to win the Pulitzer Prize for the novel genre.
BornAugust 24, 1951, New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedOctober 12, 2013, New York City, New York, U.S.
OccupationNovelist
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
EducationB.A, M.A. English
Alma materCity College of New York
Period1983–2013
GenreCuban/American, Latino: fiction and memoirs
Notable worksThe Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love (1989)
Notable awardsRome Prize (American Academy in Rome) (1985), Pulitzer Prize (1990), Hispanic Heritage Award for Literature (2000)
SpouseLori Marie Carlson

About Oscar Hijuelos

Novelist Oscar Hijuelos was born on August 24, 1951 in New York City, New York, United States (He dies at the age of 62, on October 12, 2013).

He is well known for his novel The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love, which he published in 1989. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for the novel, which was eventually made into a feature picture.

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Oscar Hijuelos before becoming famous

Oscar Hijuelos was born in the Zodiac sign Virgo (The Maiden), and 1951 is also the year of Rabbit (兔) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He received his bachelor's and master's degrees in creative writing from City College of New York. He worked in advertising after graduating before deciding to pursue a full-time literary career.

Achievement of Oscar Hijuelos

He won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for the first time as the first Hispanic writer.

Oscar Hijuelos's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He was born to Cuban immigrant parents in New York City (Pascual and Magdalena Hijuelos). He was married twice, the second time to Lori Marie Carlson, a fellow writer.

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At City College of New York, he studied under Novelist Susan Sontag.

Oscar Hijuelos Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Oscar Hijuelos updated on March 19 2023.