Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Auteur de Aristote et Dante découvrent les secrets de l'univers
A propos de l'auteur
Benjamin Alire Saenz was born in 1954 in his grandmother's house in Old Picacho, a small farming village in the outskirts of Las Cruces, New Mexico. He was the fourth of seven children and was raised on a small farm near Mesilla Park. Later, when the family lost the farm, his father went back to afficher plus his former occupation -- being a cement finisher. His mother worked as a cleaning woman and a factory worker. During his youth, he worked at various jobs -- painting apartments, roofing houses, picking onions, and cleaning for a janitorial service. He graduated from high school in 1972 and went on to college. He studied philosophy and theology in Europe for four years and spent a summer in Tanzania. He eventually became a writer and professor and moved back to the border -- the only place where he feels he truly belongs. afficher moins
Crédit image: Larry D. Moore
Séries
Œuvres de Benjamin Alire Sáenz
The Dog Who Loved Tortillas / La perrita que le encantaban las tortillas (A Little Diego Book) (English and Spanish… (2009) 57 exemplaires
Grandma Fina and Her Wonderful Umbrellas / La Abuelita Fina y Sus Sombrillas Maravillosas (1999) 37 exemplaires
The Aristotle and Dante Collection: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe; Aristotle and Dante Dive… (2021) 17 exemplaires
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, The Inexplicable Logic of My Life, Aristotle and Dante Dive… (2021) 1 exemplaire
He forgot to say good-bye 1 exemplaire
Last night I sang to the monster : a novel 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
Currents from the Dancing River: Contemporary Latino Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry (1994) — Contributeur — 48 exemplaires
Hecho en Tejas: An Anthology of Texas-Mexican Literature (Southwestern Writers Collection) (2006) — Contributeur — 27 exemplaires
Without Discovery: A Native Response to Columbus (Turning Point Series) (1992) — Contributeur — 17 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Sáenz, Benjamin Alire
- Date de naissance
- 1954-08-16
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Old Picacho, New Mexico, USA
- Lieux de résidence
- El Paso, Texas, USA
- Études
- Las Cruces High School, Las Cruces, New Mexico
St. Thomas Seminary (BA | 1977 | Humanities and Philosophy)
University of Texas, El Paso (MA | Creative writing)
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Stanford University (Stegner Fellow)
University of Iowa - Professions
- poet
novelist
writer
professor
parish priest - Organisations
- University of Texas at El Paso
Roman Catholic Church (ordained 1981) - Prix et distinctions
- Wallace E. Stegner Fellowship, poetry
Lannan Poetry Fellowship (1993)
PEN/Faulkner Book Award for Fiction (2013)
Pura Belpré Award (2013)
Hummingbird Award in Literary Arts (2022)
American Book Award (1992) (tout afficher 10)
Southwest Book Award (1996)
Michael L. Printz Award (2013)
Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award
Lambda Literary Award
Membres
Discussions
Girl kidnapped from Mexico and taken to the U.S. à Name that Book (Décembre 2012)
Critiques
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the… par Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Almost perfect.
I might have liked this more as a physical book; as an audio book, it dragged.
ETA: I had a similar experience with [b:In the Dream House|43317482|In the Dream House|Carmen Maria Machado|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1547869259l/43317482._SX50_.jpg|65787792]: unimpressive as an audiobook, engrossing as text. It might have something to do with poetic writing short chapters; I should someday try this one again.
ETA: I had a similar experience with [b:In the Dream House|43317482|In the Dream House|Carmen Maria Machado|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1547869259l/43317482._SX50_.jpg|65787792]: unimpressive as an audiobook, engrossing as text. It might have something to do with poetic writing short chapters; I should someday try this one again.
I read this in one night—it was an intense, funny, and very readable portrait of two boys and their families. I feel compelled to compare it to A Separate Peace - the books have only a few elements in common but they seem to comment on one another.
Writing in first person, Saenz' pacing feels a little off, and the narrative style sometimes breaks conventional rules about showing vs. telling. I think this happened because he was listening to the voice of his character so intently, so it's not a grave fault.
The ending was not surprising, especially if you saw it reviewed, as I did, in professional magazines, but it was still very sweet.… (plus d'informations)
Writing in first person, Saenz' pacing feels a little off, and the narrative style sometimes breaks conventional rules about showing vs. telling. I think this happened because he was listening to the voice of his character so intently, so it's not a grave fault.
The ending was not surprising, especially if you saw it reviewed, as I did, in professional magazines, but it was still very sweet.… (plus d'informations)
Listes
Comfort Reads (1)
Best Beach Reads (1)
FAB 2021 (1)
READ IN 2021 (1)
BookTok Teen (1)
Carole's List (1)
Five star books (1)
Best Young Adult (1)
Bildungsromans (1)
READ IN 2022 (1)
Bullies (1)
Favourite Books (1)
Prix et récompenses
Vous aimerez peut-être aussi
Auteurs associés
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 31
- Aussi par
- 6
- Membres
- 9,622
- Popularité
- #2,494
- Évaluation
- 4.2
- Critiques
- 470
- ISBN
- 173
- Langues
- 15
- Favoris
- 4