Junot Diaz
Junot Diaz’s struggle to complete his first book could have been called “The five long, tortuous years of a young Dominican-American.” Frustrated and discouraged, Diaz forced himself to keep writing. That tenacity led to Drown, which won the PEN/O. Henry Prize. His first novel, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, was a literary sensation. With more than 100-million copies in print, the story spent more than 100 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and won a host of major awards, including the Pulitzer Prize. Recently, Diaz received the much-coveted MacArthur Foundation “genius” award. Diaz’s new short story collection is This is How You Lose Her (Riverhead, $26.95). At the heart of these stories is the irrepressible Yunior, a young hardhead whose longing for love is equaled only by his recklessness—and by the extraordinary women he loves and loses. “Fast-paced, unflinching, complexly funny, street-talking tough, perfectly made, and deeply sensitive,” says Booklist in its starred review. Enjoy an evening with one of the freshest and most candid voices in literature today.
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