Books by Junot Diaz (6)


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Drown by Junot Díaz EN

Rating: 4 (2 votes)
Description:
From the beloved and award-winning author Junot Díaz, a spellbinding saga of a family’s journey through the New World. A coming-of-age story of unparalleled power, Drown introduced the world to Junot Díaz's exhilarating talents. It also introduced an unforgettable narrator— Yunior, the haunted, brilliant young man who tracks his family’s precarious journey from the barrios of Santo Domingo to the tenements of industrial New Jersey, and their epic passage from hope to loss to something like love. Here is the soulful, unsparing book that made Díaz a literary sensation.
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Islandborn by Junot Díaz EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Description:
From New York Times bestseller and Pulitzer Prize winner Junot Díaz comes a debut picture book about the magic of memory and the infinite power of the imagination. A 2019 Pura Belpré Honor Book for Illustration Every kid in Lola's school was from somewhere else. Hers was a school of faraway places. So when Lola's teacher asks the students to draw a picture of where their families immigrated from, all the kids are excited. Except Lola. She can't remember The Island—she left when she was just a baby. But with the help of her family and friends, and their memories—joyous, fantastical, heartbreaki... continue


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La maravillosa vida breve de Óscar Wao by Junot Díaz ES

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Description:
En la noche, cuando estaba echado en la cama pensando en la chica de la que estaba enamorado, una fresita cuya familia era de Cancún, tuve la visión de un pobre nerd negro y jodido del gueto llamado Oscar Wao, el tipo de nerd del gueto que habría sido yo si no me hubieran "descubierto" las chicas el primer año de high school. Oscar no iba a ser el caribeño sexy por el que la industria del turismo vive y muere. Me di cuenta de que podía escribir acerca de este chico nerd que vive obsesionado por la historia y por las chicas, que sólo es... continue

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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Description:
The Long-Awaited First Novel From One Of Today S Most Original And Electrifying Literary Voices. 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. Poor Oscar May Never Get What He Wants, Thanks To The Fukú - The Ancient Curse That Has Haunted His Family For Generations, Dooming Them To Prison, Torture, Violent Accidents And, Above All, Ill-Starred Love. With Dazzling Energy And Insight Díaz Immerses Us In The Tumultu... continue

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This Is How You Lose Her by Junot Díaz EN

Rating: 4 (2 votes)
Description:
Finalist for the 2012 National Book Award A Time and People Top 10 Book of 2012 Finalist for the 2012 Story Prize Chosen as a notable or best book of the year by The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, The LA Times, Newsday, Barnes & Noble, Amazon, the iTunes bookstore, and many more... "Electrifying." –The New York Times Book Review “Exhibits the potent blend of literary eloquence and street cred that earned him a Pulitzer Prize… Díaz’s prose is vulgar, brave, and poetic.” –O Magazine From the award-winning author, a stunning collection that celebrates the haunting, impossible power of love... continue