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The Devil’s Highway: A True Story
LUIS ALBERTO URREA

The Devil’s Highway: A True Story by Luis Alberto Urrea
80 reviews (2004) (560p)
Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction Finalist

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Book Description
In May 2001, a group of 26 men attempted to cross the Mexican border into the desert of southern Arizona, through the deadliest region of the continent, the Devil's Highway.These men-fathers and sons, brothers and strangers-entered a desert so harsh and desolate that even the Border Patrol is afraid to travel through it. Nights are frigid and days are so hot that dead bodies naturally mummify within minutes. Only 12 men came back out. Now Luis Urrea, who has won multiple awards for his writing about the border, tells the story of this modern, real-life adventure through a hellish no-man's-land where desperate dreams clash with the nearly invincible odds against survival. Spectacularly written, THE DEVIL'S HIGHWAY is a fluorescent cross of Jon Krakauer, Charles Bowden, Juan Rulfo, and the Book of Revelation. It is as blazingly brilliant as the desert sun, with the bite of a chupacabra. It is the great leap forward for Luis Urrea.


Other Award Winning Books by Luis Alberto Urrea
The House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea
280 reviews (2018) (336p) (NBCCA) (ALA)
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The Water Museum by Luis Alberto Urrea
16 reviews (2015) (272p) (PF)
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The Hummingbird's Daughter by Luis Alberto Urrea
87 reviews (2005) (528p) (ALA)
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Luis Alberto Urrea Award Stats
Major Prize* Nominations 5  
Unique Books Nominated for a Major Prize* 4  
Pulitzer Prize Wins 0  
Pulitzer Prize Nominations 1 The Devil’s Highway: A True Story ·  
National Book Critics Circle Award Wins 0  
National Book Critics Circle Award Nominations 1 The House of Broken Angels ·  
National Book Award Wins 0  
National Book Award Nominations 0  
Man Booker Prize Wins 0  
Man Booker Prize Nominations 0  
PEN/Faulkner Award Wins 0  
PEN/Faulkner Award Nominations 1 The Water Museum ·  

*Major Prize = Pulitzer Prize, National Book Critics Circle Award, National Book Award, Man Booker Prize, and PEN/Faulkner Award

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