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Latinos and the Pulitzer Prize

pensiveimage wrote 2 weeks ago: I was talking to a colleague recently about Latino fiction, and he reminded me that Oscar Hijuelos … more →

Tags: latino chicano, Latino, diaz, Latino literature, Junot Diaz, Novel

The Reading Rainbow

missspectacular wrote 1 month ago: You remember that show? Back in the day? Reading Rainbow had the most awesome intro and theme song.. … more →

Tags: Books, Junot Diaz, time traveler' s wife, Audrey Niffenegger, I'm awesome!, Reading Rainbow

Words Are Beautiful.2 comments

Nadia Payan wrote 1 month ago: “… but Lydia never stopped trying to convince him, in a low-intensity way, that love was … more →

Tags: Quotes, Read, the brief wonderous life of oscar wao, Quote

I Miss My Boston Bookclub!5 comments

mollyschoemann wrote 1 month ago: One of the books I bought with my wonderful book store gift-certificate birthday present was “ … more →

Tags: Humor, Whining, Wharton, Updike, faulkner, Ayn Rand, Augusten Burroughs, John Cheever

The Brief Wondrous Life Of Oscar Wao - Book Review

spitzit wrote 2 months ago: Did you ever go see a movie that after reading all the rave reviews and hearing all the hype… … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, Book Review, Books, dominican, Junot Diaz, Literature, Pulitzer, Pulitzer Prize, trujillo

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz (2007)1 comment

bean's book blog wrote 3 months ago: This book is bizarre.  I’m not even sure if I liked it or hated it–it’s that diffi … more →

Tags: 1, Book Reviews, Junot Diaz, trujillo, Dominican Republic

Junot Diaz on WATCHMEN and More

Zack wrote 3 months ago: Future Vision: Looking Ahead at Comics with Junot Diaz By Zack Smith Our two-part talk with Puli … more →

Tags: Newsarama, Best of the Blog, Junot Diaz, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Watchmen

Junot Diaz on Pop Culture, Part One

Zack wrote 3 months ago: Junot Diaz on Life After Oscar Wao and All Things Pop By Zack Smith posted: 07 April 2009 03:16 pm … more →

Tags: Newsarama, Best of the Blog, Junot Diaz, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

worse than Díaz for even bothering to add this

bob wrote 3 months ago: JUST finished finally Oscar Wao. Geez, he even gets in “The Watchman” at the end there. … more →

Tags: Books, diaz, MLA

if only i'd known. the beauty. the beauty1 comment

exit. wrote 3 months ago: the brief wonderous life of oscar wao tells the story of a 300lb new yorker obsessed with all thing … more →

Tags: Books, Junot Diaz

Pulitzer-winning novelist Diaz to speak in Multicultural Center event

Doug Hubley wrote 4 months ago: Junot Diaz Junot Díaz, whose novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize … more →

Tags: 2009 03 March, Current Students, From Bates Now, Humanities and history, Language and Literature, Multicultural affairs, Junot Diaz, Arturo Schomburg, multicultural affairs

Wednesday progress report1 comment

oneyearbook wrote 4 months ago: Busy day – family visit this morning, with my father and my paternal grandparents. Left around … more →

Tags: Progress, writing, the novel, book, The Rooster, Word Count, Junot Diaz, Stephen King

The Don't Even Go There Book

pen4hire wrote 4 months ago: Dominican Republic Sunrise Destination: Dominican Republic Book: The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar W … more →

Tags: Books, Dominican Republic, Travel, Movie, book, Domincan Republic, Junot Diaz, trujillo, Slum Dog Millionaire

Comics Isn't a Dirty Word2 comments

jjchristie wrote 4 months ago: Brews and Books is moving to BrewsAndBooks.com! Please change your links, bookmarks, RSS or e-mail … more →

Tags: Commentary / Editorial, View All Posts, Books, Watchmen, Comics, Michael Chabon, Junot Diaz, David Hajdu, Kavalier and Clay

Junot Diaz (THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO)

Zack wrote 5 months ago: For an author held in high regard by virtually every serious literary establishment on the planet, t … more →

Tags: Independent Weekly, Junot Diaz, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

Weekly Geeks (2 and 3)4 comments

Lu wrote 5 months ago: I have been falling behind in the Weekly Geeking, so I’m going to post on both last weeks and … more →

Tags: Books, Neil Gaiman, Weekly Geeks

Review: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao3 comments

dylan555 wrote 5 months ago: I just finished  The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao and I have to say I was quite impressed.  The … more →

Tags: Books, Comics, Commentary, Fiction, Literature, pop culture, Science Fiction, Dominican Republic, Junot Diaz

NOT WONDROUS1 comment

boldray wrote 5 months ago: Oscar Wao is a “fat sci-fi reading nerd” who can’t get laid to save his life. In s … more →

Tags: David Foster Wallace, Books, Pulitzer, Junot Diaz, Dominican Republican, Rafael Trujillo

Final Thoughts on Oscar Wao

whoische wrote 5 months ago: Oscar Wao. I am him. I loved him. His great appreciation, the type of appreciation that comes from s … more →

Tags: Reading, Junot Diaz, Hopeless Romance, Sacrifice, drastic


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