Graciela Limón

Graciela Limón (born August 2, 1938 Los Angeles) is a Latina novelist.

Life

Graciela Limón graduated from Marymount College (now Loyola Marymount University), Fundación Universidad de las Américas, Puebla with a master's degree, and from University of California Los Angeles with a PhD^[1] She is a professor emeritus of Loyola Marymount University. She teaches at the University of California, Santa Barbara.^[2]

Awards

• 1994 American Book Award
• 2009 Luis Leal Award for Distinction in Chicano/Latino Literature

Works

• María de Belén: the autobiography of an Indian woman : a novel. Vantage Press. 1990. ISBN 978-0-533-08381-7. 
• In Search of Bernabé. Arte Público Press. 1993. ISBN 978-1-55885-073-6. 
• Song of the Hummingbird. Arte Público Press. 1996. ISBN 978-1-55885-091-0. 
• The day of the moon. Arte Publico Press. 1999. ISBN 978-1-55885-274-7. 
• Erased faces: a novel. Arte Publico Press. 2001. ISBN 978-1-55885-342-3. 
• The Memories of Ana Calderón. Arte Público Press. 2004. ISBN 978-1-55885-355-3. 
• Left Alive. Arte Público Press. 2005. ISBN 978-1-55885-460-4. 
• The River Flows North. Arte Publico Press. 2009. ISBN 978-1-55885-585-4. 
• El día de la luna. Translator Angie Nevárez. Arte Publico Press. 2004. ISBN 978-1-55885-435-2. 
• La canción del colibrí. Arte Publico Press. 2006. ISBN 978-1-55885-449-9. 

Anthologies

• Nicolás Kanellos, ed. (2003). Herencia: The Anthology of Hispanic Literature of the United States. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-513825-2. 
• Rick Heide, ed. (2002). "In Search of Bernabé". Under the fifth sun: Latino literature from California. Heyday Books. ISBN 978-1-890771-59-1. 
• Lillian Castillo-Speed, ed. (1995). Latina: women's voices from the borderlands. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-0-684-80381-4. 

References