In the case of Valley of Shadows, I sort of imagine, could the situation have been different had there been more people of color in positions of powe… - Rudy Ruiz

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In the case of Valley of Shadows, I sort of imagine, could the situation have been different had there been more people of color in positions of power? So it kind of turns the Western on its head by having a Mexican American sheriff be the person that's trying to solve these crimes and bring justice to his town. … And by doing that, I wanted to create a story where the people that have often been marginalized in the telling of these histories have an opportunity to reclaim their place and their role in history.

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About Rudy Ruiz

Rudy Ruiz is an American author and social entrepreneur. He has written a collection of short stories, Seven for the Revolution, as well as two novels, The Resurrection of Fulgencio Ramirez and Valley of Shadows. The latter, published in 2022, received the Texas Institute of Letters Jesse H. Jones Award for Best Book of Fiction.

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