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The precious Pulitzer prize winning author turns his pen to the actual people and places which have affected his life and, consequently, his literature. Rising up in 1950's working class Nyc to Cuban immigrants, Hijuelos trip to literary recognition may be the development of an improbable author. Oscar Hijuelos has enchanted visitors with lively people who hunger for achievement, love, and self acceptance. In his first work of non-fiction, Hijuelos writes from one's heart concerning the places and people that influenced his worldwide best-selling books.