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About the Author-
When Rubén Sálaz
(Márquez) was born, his parents named him after the great
Nicaraguan poet in hopes that he would be a writer. He is now the owner
of fourteen copyrights for his published works. Sálaz heard both Spanish and
English at home so he grew up bilingual and bicultural. He was a
conscientious student but the books were tempered with
experience. He labored in the fields so he understands the plight of
migrant farm workers. He sold newspapers on the streets and learned what
the barrio was really like. After high school he earned undergraduate and
graduate degrees in history, Spanish, and Education. (He remembers that
one English professor told him, "no one will ever hire you as a writer,"
and one chairman of the history Department suggested that he not continue
in the study of history.) But Sálaz would not allow academic people to
discourage him for long and he continued educating himself, searching out
Hispanic American history which was never presented to him in high school
or university studies. His various books are the result. Sálaz
makes his home in Alburquerque, NM. |
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