Tess Uriza Holthe | |
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Born | 1966 San Francisco, California |
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Alma mater | Golden Gate University |
Notable works | When 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]
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]