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Junot diaz quotes author of the brief wondrous life of oscar wao. An interview with junot diaz university of san francisco. He is the author of the critically acclaimed drown. This is how you lose her, a new york times bestseller and national book award finalist. Bell tolls contain some of the most beautiful, poignant and universally truthful passages ive ever read. In this celebration of diversity and imagination, lolas family helps her to remember the island of. Both are on my short roll call of writers whose work will last. Join us for an evening with junot diaz, where he will speak on the genesis of his first picture book, islandborn, a beautifully illustrated and moving meditation on the immigrant experience as a young child. The brief wondrous life of oscar wao, which won the 2008 pulitzer prize and the national book critics circle award. Author of new people, caucasia, symptomatic, where did you sleep last night.
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