Thomas Sanchez (writer)

Thomas Sanchez (born February 26, 1944) is an American novelist.[1]

Life

Thomas Brown Sanchez was born at Oak Knoll Naval Hospital in Oakland, California, three months after his father was killed in the Pacific during World War II.[2]

His first novel, Rabbit Boss, was named one of the 100 Greatest Western novels by the San Francisco Chronicle.[3] Sanchez is published by Knopf/Vintage at Random House.[4]

Works

Novels

  • Rabbit Boss (1973)
  • Zoot-Suit Murders (1978)
  • Mile Zero (1989)
  • Day of the Bees (2000)
  • King Bongo (2003)
  • American Tropic (2013)

Honors

He was the recipient of a 1980 Guggenheim Fellowship[5] and the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres from the French Republic.

References

  1. ↑ Strecker, Trey (2024). "Thomas Sanchez". EBSCO Research Starters. Retrieved May 29, 2026.
  2. ↑ Kinsella, Bridget (May 26, 2003). "Telling History's Stories". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved May 29, 2026.
  3. ↑ "The Best in the West / TOP 100 FICTION - SFGate". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco: Hearst. November 21, 1999. ISSN 1932-8672. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Thomas Sanchez - Penguin Random House". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-06-03. Retrieved 2012-10-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)