An Evening with Luis Alberto Urrea

Thu, 26 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm UTC-05:00

900 Sunnyside Ave, Lawrence, KS, United States, Kansas 66045 | Lawrence

Hall Center for the Humanities
Publisher/HostHall Center for the Humanities
An Evening with Luis Alberto Urrea
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Thursday, March 26, 7:00 PM
Hall Center Conference Hall or online at https://www.crowdcast.io/c/urrea
Luis Alberto Urrea uses his dual-culture life experiences to explore greater themes of love, loss, and triumph. The author of 17 books, he has received many prestigious awards. 'The Devil’s Highway', his non-fiction account of a group of Mexican immigrants lost in the Arizona desert, won the Lannan Literary Award for exceptional English-language literature, and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. His historical novels, 'The Hummingbird’s Daughter' and 'Queen of America' together tell the epic story of Teresita Urrea, a great aunt who was a healer and Mexican folk hero. His other works include 'Into the Beautiful North,' 'The House of Broken Angels,' and his latest, 'Good Night, Irene.' With its uplifting portrait of friendship and valor in harrowing circumstances, it powerfully demonstrates Urrea’s gifts as a storyteller.
Join us for a talk and Q+A with Urrea, and don't forget to join us the following morning for Afterwords!
Afterwords with Luis Alberto Urrea
FRI, MAR 27, 10:00 AM @ the Hall Center
Enjoy pastries and refreshments the morning following the talk as we continue the conversation with Urrea in a more casual setting.
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