Tess Uriza Holthe

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Tess Uriza Holthe
Born1966
San Francisco, California
Occupation
  • Writer
  • Accountant
Alma materGolden Gate University
Notable worksWhen the Elephants Dance
Website
tessurizaholthe.net

Tess Uriza Holthe is a Filipino-American writer, who was born and raised in the Bernal Heights neighborhood of San Francisco and is best known for her nationally bestselling novel When the Elephants Dance.[1]

Biography[]

Holthe graduated from Golden Gate University in 1996 with a degree in accounting.[2][3] While working full-time as an accountant, she began writing her first novel When the Elephants Dance during lunch breaks, evenings, and weekends.[2][3]

When the Elephants Dance is inspired in part by her father's experiences growing up in the Philippines during World War II.[2][3][4]

Bibliography[]

  • The Five-Forty-Five To Cannes was published in 2007 and cited as an American Library Association Notable Book, as well as named a 2007 notable book by the San Francisco Chronicle.[1]
  • When the Elephants Dance was published in 2002 and won the National Best-seller award, crowned the #1 Bestseller by the San Francisco Chronicle, Book Sense Top Ten, Ingram Premier Pick, Barnes & Noble Discover, and Borders' Original Voices Selection. The novel explores the retelling of supernatural tales based on indigenous Filipino mythology and Spanish-influenced novels, told from the perspective of a family hiding in a cellar during the last weeks of the Japanese occupation in the Philippines.[1][2][5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Tess Uriza Holthe". penguinrandomhouse.com. Penguin Random House. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "When the Elephants Dance Reader's Guide". penguinrandomhouse.com. Penguin Random House. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b c McCrossin, Ryan Douglas (18 March 2015). "OUT OF THE BASEMENT: Writer emerges to tell tragic tale of Philippines during WWII". rdmccrossin.wordpress.com. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  4. ^ "When the Elephants Dance". asiasociety.org. Asia Society. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Tess Uriza Holthe". bookbrowse.com. BookBrowse. Retrieved 9 January 2021.

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