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EVERYTHING BEGINS AND ENDS AT THE KENTUCKY CLUB
By: Benjamin Alire Saenz
Cinco Puntos Press
November 2012
On Sale: October 30, 2012
ISBN: 1935955322
EAN: 9781935955320
Kindle: B009WW4USK
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Benjamin Alire SΓ‘enz's stories reveal how all borders--real, imagined, sexual, human, the line between dark and light, addict and straight--entangle those who live on either side. Take, for instance, the Kentucky Club on Avenida JuΓ‘rez two blocks south of the Rio Grande. It's a touchstone for each of SΓ‘enz's stories. His characters walk by, they might go in for a drink or to score, or they might just stay there for a while and let their story be told. SΓ‘enz knows that the Kentucky Club, like special watering holes in all cities, is the contrary to borders. It welcomes Spanish and English, Mexicans and gringos, poor and rich, gay and straight, drug addicts and drunks, laughter and sadness, and even despair. It's a place of rich history and good drinks and cold beer and a long polished mahogany bar. Some days it smells like piss. "I'm going home to the other side." That's a strange statement, but you hear it all the time at the Kentucky Club.
 Media BuzzMorning Edition - April 30, 2013
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