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Victor Martinez was born on 21 February, 1954 in Fresno, California, U.S., is an American poet and author (1954–2011). Discover Victor Martinez's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 56 years old?

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Occupation Author, poet
Age 56 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 21 February, 1954
Birthday 21 February
Birthplace Fresno, California, U.S.
Date of death 18 February, 2011
Died Place San Francisco, California, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1954

Victor L. Martinez (February 21, 1954 – February 18, 2011) was an American poet and author.

1992

He began writing as a poet and published a book of poetry, "Caring for a House," in 1992.

He was a member of Humanizarte, a collective of Chicano poets, and later of the Chicano/Latino Writers' Center of San Francisco.

He supported himself with jobs as a welder, truck driver, firefighter, teacher, and office clerk.

1996

He won the 1996 U.S. National Book Award for Young People's Literature for his first novel, Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida.

Martinez was the born in Fresno, California to Mexican migrant agricultural field workers of the Central Valley.

He was one of twelve children.

Victor attended California State University at Fresno and later obtained a graduate degree from Stanford University on a Wallace Stegner Creative Writing Fellowship.

Martinez and his first novel Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida won a National Book Award in 1996.

Parrot was a semi-autobiographical account of a 14-year-old Mexican American boy growing up "in a world of gangs, violence and poverty" in the projects of Central Valley (California).

Martinez wrote the novel for adults but an editor suggested promoting it in the young adult fiction market.

It has been translated into languages including Spanish, Italian, Japanese, and German, and widely acclaimed by young people around the world.

2011

In February 2011, he died of lung cancer at age 56 in San Francisco.

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