Benjamin Alire Sáenz, first Latino winner of PEN/Faulkner award, dies aged 71
Photograph: Larry D MooreBenjamin Alire Sáenz in this 2016 picture. He believed that every life mattered, every story deserved to be told, and every soul longed to be seen,” the post reads. “He wrote of lonely boys who discovered they were worthy of love.
- ▪Photograph: Larry D MooreBenjamin Alire Sáenz in this 2016 picture.
- ▪He believed that every life mattered, every story deserved to be told, and every soul longed to be seen,” the post reads.
- ▪“He wrote of lonely boys who discovered they were worthy of love.
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| Publication time | Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:44:24 GMT |
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Benjamin Alire Sáenz in this 2016 picture. Photograph: Larry D MooreBenjamin Alire Sáenz in this 2016 picture. Photograph: Larry D MooreBooksBenjamin Alire Sáenz, first Latino winner of PEN/Faulkner award, dies aged 71Celebrated writer, poet and novelist for young adults drew upon his sexuality and life on US southern border Abené ClaytonMon 3 Aug 2026 17.44 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleBenjamin Alire Sáenz, an award-winning fiction writer and poet who drew upon his sexuality and his life on the southern border, has died at age 71.
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