Junot Díaz



Junot Díaz

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born January 01, 1968
gender male
place of birth Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
website http://www.junotdiaz.com/
genre Literature & Fiction

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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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
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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
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books by Junot Díaz

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avg rating: 4.10 | 3850 ratings | 3 distinct works
The Brief Wondrous Life of Osc... The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Hardcover)
by Junot Díaz
avg rating 4.09 — 2425 ratings — published 2007
9 editions
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Drown Drown (Paperback)
by Junot Díaz
avg rating 4.04 — 116 ratings — published 1997
10 editions
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Beacon Best of 2001 Beacon Best of 2001 (Beacon Anthology)
by Junot Díaz
avg rating 3.91 — 11 ratings — published 2001
2 editions
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quotes by Junot Díaz

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"We were on our way to the colmado for an errand."
Junot Díaz (Drown)
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"Travel light. She extended her arms to embrace her house, maybe the whole world"
Junot Díaz
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"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)
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