4 August 2026 at 3:41 am
Summary
Benjamin Alire Sáenz, the first Latino winner of the PEN/Faulkner award and a celebrated writer, poet, and novelist for young adults, has died at age 71. Sáenz, known for drawing upon his sexuality and life on the US southern border, passed away on July 28 in El Paso, Texas, after a lengthy illness.
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