birth_place awards nationality notableworks portaldisp birth_date period genre article_title name occupation
los angeles , california american book award usa memories the sword -lrb- 1982 -rrb- of the alhambra -lrb- 1977 -rrb- not by yes 07 may 1928 1977 - novel , short story nash candelaria
 nash candelaria novelist
nash candelaria

nash candelaria -lrb- born 7 may 1928 -rrb- is a mexican american novelist .
he is known for a tetralogy of novels about the rafa family .
he has been called the `` historical novelist of the hispanic people of new mexico . ''
