Junot Díaz

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

Dominican-American student navigates identity and unrequited love

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Junot Díaz
Junot Díaz

Dominican-American author whose fiction blends Spanish slang, science-fiction allusions, and searing social critique. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao won the Pulitzer Prize in 2008. His work is a landmark in Latino-American literature.

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