An interview with Alejandro Morales, author of “Little Nation”
Interview by Daniel A. Olivas
From: LaBloga.blogspot.com
Alejandro Morales, the son of Mexican immigrants, was born in Montebello, California, and grew up in Simons, the company town of the Simons Brick Yard #3, bordering Montebello. He earned his B.A. from California State University, Los Angeles, and a M.A. and Ph.D. from Rutgers University. Morales is currently a professor in the Department of Chicano/Latino Studies at the University of California, Irvine. Morales, as a novelist and professor, was awarded the Luis Leal Award for Distinction in Chicano/Latino Literature in 2007 from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Morales is the author of many novels and story collections including Caras Viejas y Vino Nuevo (1975),The Brick People (1988), The Rag Doll Plagues (1992), and River of Angels (2014).
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