Junot Díaz
Born
in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
December 31, 1968
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Genre
Influences
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
172 editions
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2007
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This Is How You Lose Her
83 editions
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published
2010
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Drown
76 editions
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published
1995
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Islandborn
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19 editions
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published
2018
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The Best American Short Stories 2016
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The Cheater's Guide to Love
5 editions
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published
2012
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Apocalypse: What Disasters Reveal
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2011
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Fiesta, 1980
2 editions
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published
2012
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Global Dystopias
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4 editions
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2017
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Nilda. El sol, la luna, las estrellas. Otravida, otravez.
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1999
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“And that's when I know it's over. As soon as you start thinking about the beginning, it's the end.”
― This Is How You Lose Her
― This Is How You Lose Her
“But if these years have taught me anything it is this: you can never run away. Not ever. The only way out is in.”
― The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
― The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
“It's never the changes we want that change everything.”
― The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
― The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
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Topics Mentioning This Author
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Literary Fiction ...: Discussion : The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao | 44 | 272 | Jan 19, 2009 08:11AM | |
Challenge: 50 Books: Giovanna's 2009 50+ list | 4 | 172 | Feb 02, 2009 04:16PM | |
The Critical Beat...: Top Ten Books Read in 2008? | 5 | 855 | Feb 19, 2009 12:14AM | |
Glens Falls (NY) ...: March 2009-Crandall Public Library Mon. Evening Book Discussion Group | 2 | 22 | Mar 16, 2009 07:31AM | |
Glens Falls (NY) ...: What are U reading these days? (Part Four) (begun 2/18/09) | 207 | 205 | Apr 03, 2009 09:11AM | |
College Students! : The Results are IN! | 30 | 431 | Jul 12, 2009 06:33PM |
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