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Beloved author Benjamin Alire Sáenz, first Latino PEN/Faulkner winner, dies at 71

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  05:00 PM 1 source: The Guardian

  Benjamin Alire Sáenz, first Latino winner of PEN/Faulkner award, dies aged 71
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  10:00 PM 1 source: AP News

  Beloved author Benjamin Alire Sáenz, first Latino PEN/Faulkner winner, dies at 71