Junot diaz reads from his wondrous tale author junot diaz won a pulitzer prize this year for the brief wondrous life of oscar wao, the story of an overweight, lovesick ghetto nerd. A decade after his dazzling debut, junot diaz talks about his much awaited. In his novel the brief wondrous life of oscar wao, junot diaz brings to light a piece of dominican history that he sees as both relevant and problematic. The full text of the interview is reproduced below. Conversation with writer junot diaz, the pulitzerwinning author of the brief wondrous life of oscar wao. The brief wondrous life of oscar wao, by junot diaz riverhead books share. Junot diaz on the brief wondrous life of oscar wao youtube. Hes the best writer under 40 in either lowercase or uppercase america, and his pulitzer prizewinning novel the brief wondrous life of oscar wao is available in paperback beginning september 2. A ghetto nerd living with his dominican family in new jersey, hes sweet but disastrously overweight. Is oscar wao being published in the dominican republic. Its charms and chaos give diaz s fictionthe brief wondrous life of oscar wao. Pulitzer prize winner junot diaz is wellknown for his literature prowess, like his acclaimed the brief wondrous life of oscar wao and his newest islandborn. Last november, meghan orourke interviewed diaz about oscar wao, his unconventional approach to narrative, and fiction writing more generally. The brief wondrous life of oscar wao by junot diaz.
The brief wondrous life of oscar wao, like drown, is a work of. Junot diaz interview, plus links to author biography, book summaries, excerpts. The brief wondrous life of oscar wao, by junot diaz. Author junot diaz won a pulitzer prize this year for his first novel, the brief wondrous life of oscar wao. Within the first few pages of the novel, the speaker identifies his story as a fuku story. The brief wondrous life of oscar wao by diaz, junot ebook. Twitter facebook email richard oppel, pulitzer board cochair left, presents the 2008 pulitzer prize in fiction to junot diaz. Junot diazs first novel, the brief wondrous life of oscar wao, was awarded the 2008 pulitzer prize for fiction on monday, april 7. Junot diaz recommends the top 18 books to read right now. Home the brief wondrous life of oscar wao by junot diaz.
He was recently named as one of the 2012 recipients of a macarthur fellowship. Junot diaz interview, plus links to author biography, book. Information about the author is available at his website, and on his facebook page. Born in santo domingo, junot diaz immigrated at the age of six to central new jersey, where he lost much of his native spanish and found english acquisition torturous. Why junot diaz wrote a childrens book about an immigrant. Macarthur genius junot diaz his debut novel the brief wondrous life of oscar wao won a pulitzer prize. The brief wondrous life of oscar wao is a novel written by dominican american author junot diaz and published in 2007. An interview with pulitzer prizewinning author junot diaz.