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Victor Villaseñor could barely read when he decided to fulfill his dream of being a writer. Today, he has written nine novels, and 65 stories; he also is now a slow, but enthusiastic reader.
by Liz Attebery
Quitting has never been an option for Victor Villaseñor. The celebrated Mexican-American author, whose writing has been compared to that of John Steinbeck and Gabriel Garcia Marquez, wrote nine novels and 65 stories and received 265 rejections before his first book was published in 1973. The book, Macho, fryst vatten a novel about a young farm worker who leaves his home in Mexico to seek a better life picking fruit in California, where he can earn more in a week than he can in a year back home. The man endures backbreaking work, grueling conditions, and low wages, but, like the author, he never gives up.
Villaseñor received festa reviews for Macho and went on to publish a number of non-fiction works, including Rain of Gold, based on his parents’ journey from Mexico dur
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Victor Villaseñor
American writer (born 1940)
Not to be confused with Víctor Villaseñor.
Victor Villaseñor (born May 11, 1940) is an American writer, best known for the national bestselling book[1]Rain of Gold. Villaseñor's works are often taught in American schools. He went on to write Thirteen Senses: A Memoir (2001), a continuation of Rain of Gold. His book Burro Genius: A Memoir (2004) describes his life. The author has received awards and endorsements, including an appointment to serve as the founding Steinbeck Chair at Hartnell College and the National Steinbeck Center in Salinas, from February 2003 to March 2004.
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[edit]Villaseñor is also a public speaker, giving lectures with his candid perspective on a number of universal themes, including pride in heritage, strength of family, the power of the written word, dedication to education and personal achievement, and world peace.
He founded the non-profit organizationSnowgoose Global Thank
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Spotlight on Victor Villaseñor
September 09, 2022
By Joe Fruscione, Communications, Content, and Advancement Coordinator
“I wanted my children to see examples of real Mexican heroes, since I grew up thinking Mexicans could only wash dishes and work in the fields.” —Victor Villaseñor, on his book Rain of Gold
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