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Overview
Overview
Benjamin Alire Sáenz is a remarkable novelist, poet, and children’s author. His work is known for exploring ideas of family connection, meaning of love, finding identity, importance of friendship, and the border experience. After being raised on a small farm in New Mexico and growing up a gay, Mexican-American man, Sáenz has won numerous awards for his work being personal and outstanding.
This website is to "discover" and "dive in" to the life, work, writing style, and overall impact of this exceptional author. Sáenz has dedicated much of his life to sharing his story, and creating fictional stories. Join my website to learn more about this incredible author!
"You write with what you know and with all your heart" - Benjamin Alire Sáenz
The Works:
The Works:
Benjamin Alire Saenz' Standalone Novels
Benjamin Alire Saenz' Standalone Novels
Carry Me Like Water (1995)
The House of Forgetting (1997)
In Perfect Light (2005)
Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood (2006)
Names on a Map (2008)
He Forgot to Say Goodbye (2008)
Last Night I Sang to the Monster (2009)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (2012)
The Inexplicable Logic of My Life (2017)
Benjamin Alire Saenz' Non-Fiction Books
Benjamin Alire Saenz' Non-Fiction Books
Finding Your Literary Voice (1999)
Benjamin Alire Saenz' Picture Books
Benjamin Alire Saenz' Picture Books
A Gift from Papá Diego (1988)
A Perfect Season for Dreaming / Un tiempo perfecto para soñar (2008)
The Dog Who Loved Tortillas (2009)
The Story of Me (2019)
Benjamin Alire Saenz' Poetry Collections
Benjamin Alire Saenz' Poetry Collections
Calendar of Dust (1991)
Flowers for the Broken (1992)
Dark and Perfect Angels (1995)
Elegies in Blue (2002)
Dreaming the End of War (2006)
The Book of What Remains (2010)
Everything Begins and Ends at the Kentucky Club (2012)
The Last Cigarette on Earth (2017)
Benjamin Alire Saenz' Aristotle and Dante Series
Benjamin Alire Saenz' Aristotle and Dante Series
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (2012) 2. Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World (2021)
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