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Victor Martinez



Victor Martinez was born and raised in Fresno, California, the fourth in a family of twelve children. He attended California State University at Fresno and Stanford University, and has worked as a field laborer, welder, truck driver, firefighter, teacher, and office clerk.

His poems, short stories, and essays have appeared in journals and anthologies. Mr. Martinez was awarded the 1996 National Book Award for Young People's Literature for Parrot in the Oven, his first novel. He now makes his home in San Francisco, California. ...more

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Average rating: 3.35 · 2,335 ratings · 349 reviews · 84 distinct works • Similar authors
Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida
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3.35 avg rating — 2,169 ratings — published 1996 — 35 editions
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Caring for a House
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The Sunless Soul
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Revue Europe. André du Bouchet
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