The House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea

He is a creative writing professor at the University of Illinois-Chicago and lives with his family in the 'burbs (dreaming of returning West soon!).

You buy groceries next to Big Angel’s wife Perla and you sat next to his son Lalo in high school bio. A Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2005 (nonfiction), he's won the Kiriyama Prize (2006), the Lannan Award (2002), an American Book Award (1999) and was named to the Latino Literary Hall of Fame. The House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea Hardcover, 336 pages purchase A few years ago, I heard Luis Alberto Urrea perform a story from his collection The Water Museum. The House of Broken Angels is the story of the family next door, or maybe across town. Born in Tijuana to a Mexican father and American mother, Luis has used the theme of borders, immigration and search for love and belonging throughout his work. Destined to sit alongside other classic immigrant novels, The House of Broken Angels is a sprawling and epic family saga helmed by patriarch Big Angel.

Luis Alberto Urrea is the award-winning author of 13 books, including The Hummingbird's Daughter, The Devil's Highway and Into the Beautiful North (May 2009). Prizewinning and bestselling writer Luis Urrea has written his Mexican coming-to-America story and his masterpiece. A Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2005 (nonfiction), he's won the Kiriyama Prize (2006), the Lannan Award (2002), an American Book Award (1999) and was named to the Latino Literary Hall of Fame. Luis Alberto Urrea is the award-winning author of 13 books, including The Hummingbird's Daughter, The Devil's Highway and Into the Beautiful North (May 2009).