Helena Maria Viramontes
Helena Maria Viramontes (born February 26, 1954) is an American fiction writer and professor of English. She is known for her two novels, Under the Feet of Jesus and Their Dogs Came With Them, and is considered one of the most significant figures in the early canon of Chicano literature. Viramontes is currently the Goldwin Smith Professor of English at Cornell University.
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A photograph of Helena Maria Viramontes at the Santa Barbara Book and Author Festival September 30, 2006. | |
| Born | February 26, 1954 East Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
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| Known for | Under the Feet of Jesus Their Dogs Came With Them |
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| Alma mater | Immaculate Heart College (BA) Cal State Los Angeles UC Irvine (MFA) |
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| Institutions | Cornell University |
| Main interests | Chicano literature |
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