Justin Torres
| Justin Torres | |
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Justin Torres at Ubud Writers & Readers Festival 2012 | |
| Born |
1980 (age 35–36) New York |
| Occupation | Novelist, writer |
| Nationality | American, Puerto Rican |
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Justin Torres (born 1980) is an American novelist.
Early life
Justin Torres was born to a father of Puerto Rican descent and a mother of Italian and Irish descent. He has a 2010-2012 Stegner Fellowship at Stanford University.[1]
Career
His first novel, We the Animals (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011),[2] won an Indies Choice Book Awards (Adult Debut Honor Award) and was also a Publishing Triangle Award finalist and a NAACP Image Award nominee (Outstanding Literary Work, Debut Author).[3]
Torres was also chosen by Salon.com as one of the sexiest men of 2011.[4]
References
- ↑ "Stanford Creative Writing Program". Stanford.edu. Archived from the original on November 13, 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ↑ Salvatore, Joseph (2011-09-23). "We the Animals — By Justin Torres — Book Review". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Radcliffe Institute for Advance Study Harvard University Fellows: Justin Torres" Harvard.edu. Retrieved 10-07-13.
- ↑ "Salon’s Sexiest Men of 2011 | Slide Show". Salon.com. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Justin Torres. |
- Los Angeles Review of Books - Daniel Olivas interviews Justin Torres
- Brooklyn Rail - In Conversation Justin Torres and Jenine Holmes
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