In the summer before his senior year, sammy falls in love with the beautiful, independent, and. Benjamin alire saenz bio, facts, family famous birthdays. Octavio, the patriarch, is an intellectual striving to instill pride and love of. Benjamin alire saenz is an author of poetry and prose for adults and teens. Aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe was a printz honor book, the stonewall award winner, the pura belpre award winner, and. Benjamin alire saenz official publisher page simon. The inexplicable logic of my life, by benjamin alire saenz the inexplicable logic of my life is as much a doorstopper as any young adult fantasy novel, but the world it builds is. Book quotes from the inexplicable logic of my life by benjamin alire saenz i am coming up with you now with the quotes and lines that i enjoyed from benjamin alire saenz newest book, the inexplicable logic of my life. Although his education eventually took him to denver, belguim, iowa, and. Aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe was a printz honor book, the stonewall award winner, the pura belpre award winner, the lambda literary award winner, and a finalist for the amelia elizabeth walden. Benjamin alire saenz has 36 books on goodreads with 682151 ratings.
Benjamin alire saenz was born in 1954 in his grandmothers house in old picacho, a small farming village in the outskirts of las cruces, new mexico in 1954. He has received the wallace stegner fellowship, the lannan fellowship and an american book award. Last month, i began a series devoted to highlighting diversity within ya literature in an effort to support the we need diverse books campaigncheck out my first post in the series for more information and to read about sara farizans novels. I obviously didnt get the emotional impact that most people seemed to do with this book, but i still liked it. His latest collection of short stories everything begins and ends at the kentucky club is the winner of the prestigious 20 penfaulkner award for fiction, as well as a lambda literary finalist for gay fiction. Learn about new offers and get more deals by joining our newsletter. This was my second reading of the novel, and pulling it from my shelf was serendipitous. Benjamin aire sarez was born on august 6 1954 at old picacho, new mexico. Ram is mexicanamerican, lives in the poor section of town, and is doing his best to keep his mother sane while his brother fights off a druginduced coma. And you do not really know who i am, though you may have read my books or heard me speak or. Benjamin alire saenz books, author biography, and reading. Benjamin alire saenz born august 16, 1954 is an american poet, novelist and writer of childrens books life. His novel aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe won a printz honor award, the pura belpre, lambda, and stonewall book awards. Benjamin alire saenz author of aristotle and dante.
In 1997, harpercollins published his second novel, the house of forgetting. Saenz managed to explore that parentchild relationship better than many other books ive read, and i really enjoyed that. Divided into twelve dreams, saenzs direct and moving booklength poem traces the outline of his own lifehe was raised mexicanamerican in new mexico, and has now settled in. Benjamin alire saenz born august 16, 1954 is an american poet, novelist and writer of childrens books. Description the inexplicable logic of my life by benjamin alire saenz friendships, family, grief, joy, rage, faith, doubt, poetry, and love this complex. Aristotle and dante is one of the best performing books by benjamin alire saenz. Benjamin alire saenz books list of books by author benjamin alire.
Book award, the southwest book award, and was named a new york public. There will be other summers by benjamin alire saenz goodreads. Benjamin alire saenz receives penfaulkner fiction prize. Benjamin alire saenz wrote on twitter that it might be finished by the end. He was born at old picacho, new mexico, the fourth of seven children, and was raised on a small farm near mesilla, new mexico. The author of aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe is back with a new young adult novel hitting store shelves this march. He won the american book award for his collection of poems calendar of dust. Aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe. The novel spoke to me this reading far more than the previous one. Npr covered the popularity of venezuelan novels and visited the ciudad juarez club that inspired benjamin alire saenzs awardwinning book, everything begins and ends at the kentucky club. But most importantly, i was struck by the painstakingly careful construction. Sammy and juliana in hollywood benjamin alire saenz. This primary source recording gives insight into a book creator and is not directly tied to a specific book.
The inexplicable logic of my life by benjamin alire saenz. Aristotle and dante is my favourite book in the world i need the next. Ben is a prolific writer whose more recent titles include in perfect light rayoharper. Benjamin alire saenz born 16 august 1954 is an awardwinning american poet, novelist and writer of childrens books. Books by benjamin alire saenz author of aristotle and. See all books authored by benjamin alire saenz, including aristotle and dante discover the. Harpercollins, aug 1, 2006 juvenile fiction 360 pages. A perfect season for dreaming, best childrens book, friends of the austin public.
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In the year 2014, saenz was announced as a winner of the prestigious nsk childrens literature awards. Benjamin alire saenz an american poet and novelist. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Benjamain alire saenz abuelos gift set three stories.
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