Junot Díaz

Junot Díaz is a Dominican-American author born in the Dominican Republic, winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao.

Frequently uses the narrator/alter ego Yunior; his work often addresses immigration, diaspora, Dominican history (including the Trujillo era) and the concept of the fukú (curse).

The available review praises The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao for its mix of postmodern technique and magical realism, its compassion for outsiders, and dark humor. The reviewer highlights themes of curse (fukú), Dominican history and immigrant life. The writing is described as both moving and bitterly funny.

For:Readers of literary fiction, those interested in immigrant and Latino narratives, fans of magical realism and postmodern prose.