Oscar Hijuelos, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Oscar Hijuelos

American novelist

Date of Birth: 24-Aug-1951

Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York, United States

Date of Death: 12-Oct-2013

Profession: writer, novelist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Oscar Jerome Hijuelos (August 24, 1951 – October 12, 2013) was an American novelist of Cuban descent.
During a year-long convalescence from a childhood illness spent in a Connecticut hospital he lost his knowledge of Spanish, his parents' native language.
He was educated in New York City, and wrote short stories and advertising copy. For his second novel, adapted for the movie The Mambo Kings, he became the first Hispanic to win a Pulitzer Prize for fiction.