“Talentoso!”: 10 Talented Afro-Latino Writers Who You Should Know And Read
Junot Diaz
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic-native Junot Diaz is one of the hottest writers on the scene right now. He began his career with a short story collection entitled, Drown. Several years later, Diaz published The Brief and Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao, a Pulitzer Prize winning novel that was a mix of comedic slam dunks and tragedy, that was on the New York Times bestseller list and gained acclaim across the literary community. Diaz’s latest novel, This is How You Lose Her, has been named as a finalist for the National Book Award. Diaz, in addition to writing, is working as a professor at MIT.
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