Order of Luis Alberto Urrea Books
Luis Alberto Urrea is a Mexican-American author as well as a 2005 Pulitzer Prize finalist for nonfiction and member of the Latino Literature Hall of Fame. He is best known for writing the Lannan Literary Award winning The Devil’s Highway: A True Story and The Horse of Broken Angels.
Urrea’s first book was Across the Wire which was named a New York Times Notable Book and won the Christopher Award. In addition to his fiction and non-fiction writing, he is also a poet who won a Western States Book Award in poetry for The Fever of Being. He attended the University of California at San Diego for his undergraduate and then did his graduate studies at the University of Colorado-Boulder. He currently lives in Naperville, IL with his family where he also works professor of creative writing at the University of Illinois-Chicago.
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Publication Order of Border Trilogy Books
| Across the Wire | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| By the Lake of Sleeping Children | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Nobody's Son | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of The Hummingbird's Daughter Books
| The Hummingbird's Daughter | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Queen of America | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Collections
| The Fever of Being | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Ghost Sickness | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Vatos | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Six Kinds of Sky | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Tijuana Book of the Dead | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Water Museum | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Piedra | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| A World of Turtles: A Literary Celebration | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Wandering Time | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Devil's Highway | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| In Search of Snow | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Into the Beautiful North | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Mr. Mendoza's Paintbrush | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The House of Broken Angels | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Good Night, Irene | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| Amapola | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Akashic Noir Books
Publication Order of Anthologies
If You Like Luis Alberto Urrea Books, You’ll Love…
The Devil’s Highway: A True Story is the Urrea’s Pulitzer Prize nominated book about the absurdity of U.S. border policy. A group of men attempted to cross the Mexican border into Arizona in 2001. The men took a route through the deadliest region of the continent known as the Devil’s Highway. It is a difficult trek and the results can be tragic. Urrea follows their journey and introduces readers to all of the characters they deal with along the way.
Urrea’s book The House of Broken Angels is a celebration of family, specifically the De La Cruzes who live on the Mexican-American border. Big Angel is in his final days and summons his family for one last birthday party. As the party nears, his mother dies and the weekend becomes a farewell to both of them. The family shares the many inspiring tales that make up their family lore and allowed them to flourish.