Michael Nava

Daniel Enrique Perez (University of Nevada, Reno)

Ed. by Ben Bollig, University of Oxford
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.2.7: Chicano/Latino Writing and Culture of the United States.
Vol. editors: Emory Elliott (University of California, Riverside), Nuala Finnegan (University College Cork), Stephen E. Meats (Pittsburg State University), Lori Oxford (Western Carolina University)

Dates

Born 16 Sep 1954
Activity 1986-ongoing

Places

Born in United States
Active in United States

Genres and Modes

Crime and Detective

Cultural Identities

Activities

Primary

Lawyer/ Barrister/ Solicitor
Prose writer

Resources

Nava's Works

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Michael Nava is an award-winning Chicano novelist, detective fiction writer, writer of nonfiction, lawyer, and advocate for underrepresented groups, especially gays and lesbians. He is most recognized for his acclaimed Henry Rios Mystery Series; the novels in the series have garnered multiple Lambda Literary Awards. As a gay Chicano lawyer and writer, Nava’s contributions to American literature, especially the mystery genre, are unprecedented. He is the first and most celebrated gay Chicano writer to openly and repeatedly deal with gay themes in this genre.

Nava’s great-grandparents migrated to the United States from Mexico during the Mexican Revolution and eventually settled in Sacramento, California. Born Michael Angel Nava on September 16, 1954 in Stockton, California, Nava was the

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Citation: Perez, Daniel Enrique. "Michael Nava". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 20 June 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=12114, accessed 03 December 2024.]