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<!-- EDIT BELOW THIS LINE --Oscar Hijuelos Introduction- is an Cuban-American writer. Winner of a Pulitzer Prize for function with his 1990 The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love. Early Life- Born August 24,1951 raised in New York City,NYC. His parents were cuban immigrants to NYC. Oscar grew up Morningside of Heights neighborhood. His father worked as a hotel cook. went back to Cuba as a kid with his mother and brother (Jose). Spoke two languages as a kid after his illness he forgot how to speak spanish. Married Lorie M. Carlson December 12, 1998-2013. Career- Writer, Studied writing at New York City College, finished with a graduate degree in 1976. Best Seller Hispanic author/ Cuban -American Novelist won two Pulitzer Prizes. Business/Education- For nearly a decade Hijuelos worked in transit advertising/ writing function in his spare time. His first published novel, Our House in the Last World (1983) was a critical success and Hijuellous won the Rome Prize. His second novel Mambo Kings, popular and critical hit made (1992) Antonio Banderas. After publication,he wrote full-time and taught at Duke University. Book Novels: Mr. Ive’s christmas (1996) ;Express of the Splendid season (1999); Beautiful Maria of my soul (2010); The major thoughts without Cigarettes (2011) Personal Life- Hijuelos wrote contemporary novels informed by his relation to and part from cuba. After a trip to Cuba as a young child, he became ill with kidney disease, was hospitalized for a year, during that time he lost his ability to speak spanish. Died of a heart attack playing tennis at age 62. November 12,2013. References- inofoplease.com Lorie Marie Carlson: Writes website Brother Jose/ St.Luke’s Convalescent Hospital Transportation Displays Inc. Externals Links The New York Times Wikipedia.org Candelaria,Candelaria;Garcia,Peter J. Cf.Hijuelos,Oscar,Thoughts Without Cigaretts