Search - List of Books by Victor Villasenor
Victor Villaseñor is an acclaimed Mexican-American writer, best known for the New York Times bestseller novel Rain of Gold. Villaseñor's works are often taught in American schools. He went on to write A Memoir (2001), a continuation of Rain of Gold. His book 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.
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 organization Snowgoose Global Thanksgiving to help promote peace and harmony throughout the world. Villaseñor's self-published book, Global Thanksgiving, describes his philosophy toward that eventuality.
Victor Villaseñor lives on the ranch where he grew up, in Oceanside, California.
- Macho!, Houston: Arte Publico Press, 1991 edition ISBN 1-55885-027-9.
- Rain of Gold, Houston: Arte Publico Press, 1991 ISBN 1-55885-030-9.
- Wild Steps of Heaven, New York: Delacorte Press, 1996 ISBN 038531566X.
- A Memoir, New York: Rayo, 2001 ISBN 0-06-008686-6.
- A Memoir, New York: Rayo, 2004 ISBN 0-06-052612-2.
- The Frog and His Friends Save Humanity , (Spanish translation Edna Ochoa), Houston: Pinata Books/Arte Publico Press, 2005 ISBN 1-55885-429-0.
Total Books: 56