Gary Soto

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Chicano writer children's writer essayist memoirist novelist person poet short story writer

Gary Soto is an American poet, novelist, and memoirist whose work vividly portrays Mexican American life and is widely recognized as a cornerstone of contemporary Chicano literature.

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instanceOf Chicano writer ⓘ
children's writer ⓘ
essayist ⓘ
memoirist ⓘ
novelist ⓘ
person ⓘ
poet ⓘ
short story writer ⓘ
awardReceived American Book Award NERFINISHED ⓘ
PEN Center USA Award for Literature NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1952-04-12 ⓘ
educatedAt California State University, Fresno NERFINISHED ⓘ
University of California, Irvine NERFINISHED ⓘ
employer California State University, Fresno NERFINISHED ⓘ
University of California, Berkeley ⓘ
University of California, Riverside NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicGroup Mexican American ⓘ
fullName Gary Anthony Soto NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre children's literature ⓘ
memoir ⓘ
poetry ⓘ
short stories ⓘ
young adult fiction ⓘ
hasResidence California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
movement Chicano literature NERFINISHED ⓘ
contemporary American poetry ⓘ
nominatedFor National Book Award NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor contributions to contemporary Chicano literature ⓘ
vivid portrayals of Mexican American life ⓘ
notableWork A Summer Life NERFINISHED ⓘ
Baseball in April and Other Stories NERFINISHED ⓘ
Buried Onions NERFINISHED ⓘ
Chato's Kitchen NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jesse NERFINISHED ⓘ
Living Up the Street NERFINISHED ⓘ
New and Selected Poems NERFINISHED ⓘ
Petty Crimes NERFINISHED ⓘ
Too Many Tamales NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation university teacher ⓘ
placeOfBirth Fresno, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
writingFocus Chicano identity ⓘ
Mexican American life ⓘ
working-class experiences ⓘ

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