Bruce-Novoa, 1944-

Writer and critic; born in Costa Rica in 1944, full name Juan David Bruce-Novoa. Received PhD. from University of Colorado, 1974; taught at Yale University 1974-1983, and in Mainz, Germany 1983-1984 as Fulbright scholar. Also taught at Univ. of California, Santa Barbara; Trinity University, San Antonio (Tex.); Univ. of California, Irvine. Known for his essays on Mexican and Mexican American literature, short stories, and poetry. His poetry collection Inocencia perversa=Perverse innocence was published in 1977; books on Chicano literature published in 1980, 1982, 1989.

From the guide to the Juan Bruce-Novoa Papers BENSON-MS BRUCE-NOVOA. 22946235., 1973-, (Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin)

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