Junot Díaz (born December 31, 1968) is a Dominican American writer, creative writing professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a former fiction editor at Boston Review. Central to Díaz's work is the immigrant experience, particularly the Latino immigrant experience. He received the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, and received a MacArthur Fellowship "Genius Grant" in 2012.
Drown
Drown
Synopsis
This collection of stories moves from the barrios of the Dominican Republic to the struggling urban communities of New Jersey. Characters navigate difficult realities, such as two brothers hunting a disfigured boy, a tormented individual reflecting on their own appearance, and a family gathering overshadowed by a father's infidelities. Another story follows a young man who finds intense longing in the overheard life of his neighbor.
Vibe
Genres
Characters
No FaceProtagonist
YsraelSupporting
Places
Edition
DrownPaperback, 1997
166 pages
Faber & FaberLanguage: EnglishISBN: 9780571190638
