Saenz Benjamin Alire:
Last Night I Sang to the Monster
Cinco Puntos Press , 2009
Hardcover, 304 pages
ISBN: 9781933693583
ISBN-10: 1933693584
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Benjamin Alire Saenz
Benjamin Alire Saenz Was Born In His Grandmother's House In Picacho, New Mexico-On The Outskirts Of Las Cruces, New Mexico Where Juliana In Hollywood Is Set. He Was The Fourth Of Seven Children And Was Brought Up In A Traditional Mexican-American Catholic Family. His Family Spoke Mostly Spanish At Home, And It Was Only Through His Education In The Public Schools That He Learned To Speak And Write In English. He Entered The Seminary In 1972, A Decision That Was As Much Political As It Was Religious: He Was Heavily Influenced By Such Catholic Thinkers As Thomas Merton, Dorothy Day, Ca(C)Sar Chav
