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Junot Diaz, author of "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao"

Categories:

Culture/Arts
Economic imperialism
Immigration
Racism

program:

Between the Covers

program date:

Mon, 12/10/2007

Producer Lisa Loving speaks with award-winning writer Junot Diaz on his novel, which tells the story of a young immigrant who dreams of being "the Dominican J.R.R. Tolkien." Junot has been named one of the top writers of the 21st Century by the New Yorker magazine.