Exploring queer themes and Chicano life, he became a bard of the U.S.-Mexico border
By The Washington Post (U.S.) | Created at 2026-08-08 17:02:30 | Updated at 2026-08-09 04:15:44
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Benjamin Alire Sáenz, who has died at 71, was the first Latino to win the PEN/Faulkner. His YA novel “Aristotle and Dante” brought him international fame.