A powerful tale about the magic of memory and the infinite power of the imagination
Junot Díaz Book order (chronological)
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.
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.
This Is How You Lose Her
- 224 pages
- 8 hours of reading
This is a collection of linked narratives about love: passionate love, illicit love, fading love and maternal love.
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.§§
Love Is a Four-Letter Word
True Stories of Breakups, Bad Relationships, and Broken Hearts
- 297 pages
- 11 hours of reading
From Junot Díaz, Lynda Barry, Gary Shteyngart, and Kate Christensen to popular up-and-comers like Dan Kennedy, Wendy McClure, and Brock Clarke, Love Is a Four-Letter Word is a dead-on contemporary collection of true stories of seduction, heartbreak, and regret. Fearlessly revealing their shattered hearts and crushed egos; their indiscretions and indignities; their delusions, desperation, and disappointments, these talented writers capture the dark side of love in prose ranging from comic to poetic, poignant to cringe-inducing. Also featuring three cartoon/ graphic essays as a sixteen-page color insert, this anthology is perfect for anyone who's ever loved and lost.
Strade Blu: La breve favolosa vita di Oscar Wao
- 346 pages
- 13 hours of reading
La breve e favolosa vita di Oscar Wao : già dal titolo si capisce che il romanzo non avrà un lieto fine classico. Ma non importa. Perché la vita di Oscar - ribattezzato Wao da un amico dominicano che storpia il nome di Wilde è davvero favolosa. Da favola. Da favola letteraria, magica e realistica al tempo stesso. Nasce e cresce nel New Jersey, il grasso, poco attraente, intelligente e parecchio eccitato Oscar. Sua madre Belicia è una ex reginetta di bellezza scappata da Santo Domingo perché perseguitata dal clan del dittatore Trujillo, la sorella, Lola, è una ragazza dolce, assennata e insieme spericolata come tutte le dominicane di Diaz. L'intero albero genealogico di Oscar, come quello di altre migliaia di dominicani, è composto da figure torturate, espropriate, martirizzate.
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 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.
