A powerful tale about the magic of memory and the infinite power of the imagination
Junot Díaz Books
December 31, 1968
Junot Díaz crafts narratives deeply rooted in his experiences, often exploring themes of identity, immigration, and cultural collision. His prose is renowned for its raw energy, vibrant language, and a poignant blend of humor and melancholy. Díaz delves into the complexities of human relationships and the impact of historical events on individual lives. His work is celebrated for giving voice to marginalized communities and offering a provocative lens on contemporary existence.
Drown
- 224 pages
- 8 hours of reading
Junot Diaz made his remarkable debut as a writer with this collection of stories that move from the barrios of the Dominican Republic to the struggling urban communities of New Jersey. The stories are all unflinching and strong and Diaz's prose crackles with an electric sense of discovery. In 'Ysrael', two brothers hunt a disfigured boy who hides behind a mask; in 'No Face', the mirror is flipped and the perspective belongs to the tormented. In 'Fiesta 1980', a spirited family gathering plays against the noiseless hum of a father's infidelities. In 'Boyfriend', a young man eavesdrops on the woman next door and colours in the life overheard with his own intense longing. There is an urgency and clarity to these beautifully crafted stories that renders them entirely of the moment. Diaz has veered off the well-travelled roads of contemporary fiction and captured a range of experience previously uncharted and now emphatically his own.
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
- 352 pages
- 13 hours of reading
Things have never been easy for Oscar. A ghetto nerd living with his Dominican family in New Jersey, he's sweet but disastrously overweight. He dreams of becoming the next J. R. R. Tolkien and he keeps falling hopelessly in love. With dazzling energy and insight, Díaz immerses us in the tumultuous lives of Oscar and his family and their attempts to find love and belonging. Rendered with uncommon warmth and humour, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao is an exciting and completely original first novel from Junot Diaz.
Oscar, an overweight Dominican from a New Jersey ghetto, dreams of becoming a writer and finding love, but Fuku, the curse has haunted his family for generations, may well prevent him from attaining his desires.
The highly anticipated new work from Junot Diaz, Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, about the haunting, impossible power of love...
The Best American Short Stories 2016
- 336 pages
- 12 hours of reading
Award-winning and best-selling author Junot Díaz guest edits this year's The Best American Short Stories, the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction.
The best American short stories
- 336 pages
- 12 hours of reading
Award-winning and best-selling author Junot Díaz guest edits this year's The Best American Short Stories, the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction.
Die Gedichte und Gebete Dietrich Bonhoeffers§§Dieser Band enthält Gebete und Gedichte von Dietrich Bonhoeffer, geschrieben in den fast zwei Jahren, die er in den Gefängnissen Hitlers zubringen musste.§§
