Author City: SANTA FE, NM USA
Nash Candelaria has been described as the historical novelist of the Hispanic people of New Mexico. His five novels, hailed as landmarks in Hispanic literature, include MEMORIES OF THE ALHAMBRA, a seminal novel in Chicano literature; NOT BY THE SWORD, an American Book Award winner; INHERITANCE OF STRANGERS; LEONOR PARK; and A DAUGHTER'S A DAUGHTER. His short stories have appeared in a number of literary magazines and anthologies as well as in two collections: THE DAY THE CISCO KID SHOT JOHN WAYNE and UNCIVIL RIGHTS AND OTHER STORIES. His most recent publication is the memoir SECOND COMMUNION. He and his wife live in Santa Fe, New Mexico.