Book Discussion on Thoughts Without Cigarettes: A Memoir

Oscar Hijuelos talked about his book, Thoughts Without Cigarettes: A Memoir, in conversation with Carolyn Curiel. Oscar Hijuelos is…
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Oscar Hijuelos talked about his book, Thoughts Without Cigarettes: A Memoir, in conversation with Carolyn Curiel. Oscar Hijuelos is the author of eight novels and was the first Latino to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, for The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love. He also has received the Rome Prize and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation. Mr. Hijuelos responded to questions from members of the audience.

This was an event in the University Center’s Lake Room at the 2011 Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest. close

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*The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.