Junot Díazauthor profile |
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| born | January 01, 1968 | |||||||||
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| gender | male | |||||||||
| place of birth | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |||||||||
| website | http://www.junotdiaz.com/ | |||||||||
| genre | Literature & Fiction | |||||||||
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about this author
Junot Díaz is a contemporary Dominican-American writer. He moved to the United States with his parents at age six, settling in New Jersey. Central to Díaz's work is the duality of the immigrant experience. He is the first Dominican-born man to become a major author in the United States. |
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upcoming events
event: Junot Diaz on tour for book "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao"
date: September 08, 2008 07:30PM location: United States description: Reading and Signing
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event: Junot Diaz on tour for book "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao"
date: September 22, 2011 07:00PM location: United States description: Reading and Signing
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event: Junot Diaz on tour for book "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao"
date: September 29, 2011 07:00PM location: Borders Books & Music - Ann Arbor, 612 East Liberty Street, Ann Arbor MI, United States description: Reading and Signing
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books by Junot Díazcombine editionsavg rating: 4.10 | 3850 ratings | 3 distinct works
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quotes by Junot Díaz
"Travel light. She extended her arms to embrace her house, maybe the whole world"
— Junot Díaz
— Junot Díaz
"We're clocks, Abelard. Nothing more.
Abelard shook his head. We're more than that. We're marvels, mi amor."
— Junot Díaz (The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao)
Abelard shook his head. We're more than that. We're marvels, mi amor."
— Junot Díaz (The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao)