Rolando Hinojosa-Smith

Rolando Hinojosa (January 21, 1929 – April 19, 2022) was an American novelist, essayist and poet. He was the Ellen Clayton Garwood professor in the English Department at the University of Texas at Austin. He was born in Mercedes, Texas. He was known for his Klail City Death Trip Series,. Hinojosa was the first Chicano author to win Premio Casa de las Américas award.

Hinojosa-Smith died on April 19, 2022 at the age of 93.

 Related pages 
List of poets from North America

References

Other websites
 Encyclopedia of World Biography on Rolando Hinojosa 
 Rolando Hinojosa-Smith's faculty page  on the University of Texas at Austin Department of English website
 index of characters in Hinojosa's novels 

Category:1929 births
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Category:American novelists
Category:American essayists
Category:American poets
Category:Educators from Texas
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