Manuel Luis Martinez

MANUEL LUIS MARTINEZ, a professor of literature and creative writing at the University of Texas at Dallas, is the author of four novels: Crossing (1999), selected as one of the ten outstanding books by a writer of color by PEN America; Drift (2003), chosen one of the top 100 books by the American Library Association in 2004; Day of the Dead (2010); and Los Duros (Floricanto Press, 2014), winner of an American Book Award in 2015. Born in San Antonio, Texas, he received his PhD in American...See more

MANUEL LUIS MARTINEZ, a professor of literature and creative writing at the University of Texas at Dallas, is the author of four novels: Crossing (1999), selected as one of the ten outstanding books by a writer of color by PEN America; Drift (2003), chosen one of the top 100 books by the American Library Association in 2004; Day of the Dead (2010); and Los Duros (Floricanto Press, 2014), winner of an American Book Award in 2015. Born in San Antonio, Texas, he received his PhD in American Literature from Stanford University. See less