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Rudy Ruiz

Biography

Rudy Ruiz

Rudy Ruiz is the author of THE RESURRECTION OF FULGENICO RAMIREZ, VALLEY OF SHADOWS and THE BORDER BETWEEN US. He is a winner of the Jesse H. Jones Award for Best Book of Fiction, the Gulf Coast Prize in Fiction, and multiple International Latino Book Awards. A bilingual native of the US–Mexico border, he earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Harvard University. Rudy lives and writes in Texas and New England with his wife and children.

Rudy Ruiz

Books by Rudy Ruiz

The Border Between Us
by Rudy Ruiz - Fiction

Ramón López was born along the US-Mexico border but is determined to get out and embrace the American dream --- and he's not sure whether his complicated family is a help or a hindrance. As the son of immigrants, as Ramón grows, his admiration for his entrepreneurial father sours as he watches his dad's dreams of success wither on the vine. Ramón's mother is constantly preoccupied with his younger brother, who struggles with intellectual disabilities. And the outside world is rife with danger and temptations threatening to distract Ramón from his dreams of making it to New York and succeeding as an artist. As dreams clash with reality and values conflict with desires, Ramón finds the American dream within his reach. But will it demand too big a sacrifice?