Luis Alberto Urrea

Mexican-American novelist, poet, and essayist known for works exploring the U.S.–Mexico border and immigrant experience; author of The Hummingbird's Daughter, Into the Beautiful North, and The House of Broken Angels.

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  1. 1. The Hummingbird's Daughter

    A sweeping, lyrical tale set in late-19th-century northern Mexico that follows a girl from a poor, devout family who emerges after a near-death illness with uncanny healing powers and prophetic visions; as word of her gifts spreads she becomes both a spiritual beacon for the dispossessed and a dangerous threat to local authorities and the Church, drawing followers, inciting unrest, and forcing her to confront the costs of fame, faith, and resistance amid poverty, injustice, and folklore.