Floyd Salas (January 24, 1931 – October 17, 2021) was an American novelist, social activist, boxer and boxing coach.
He was a cofounder of PEN Oakland in 1989,[2] and he won a 2013 lifetime achievement American Book Award from the Before Columbus Foundation.
[3] Salas died after a long illness in Berkeley, California, on October 17, 2021, at the age of 90.
He was survived by his wife, the writer Claire Ortalda, and a son.
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