Junot Diaz Discusses his 'Wondrous' Debut Novel 0 04.11.2024 23:39 Mets Prospect Hub Junot Diaz Discusses his 'Wondrous' Debut Novel Listen Download Embed Transcript Junot Diaz was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. Lily Oei/Riverhead Books hide caption toggle caption Lily Oei/Riverhead Books Related NPR Stories Book Reviews 'Wondrous Life' Reviewed Author Junot Diaz won a Pulitzer Prize this year for his first novel, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. Set in both the United States and the Dominican Republic, the novel explores the complexities of living in two cultures at once, with prose that frequently mixes Spanish and English. Diaz previously published Drown, a collection of short stories about a growing up in the Dominican Republic and New Jersey. He struggled with writer's block following that debut; writing and publishing Oscar Wao took 11 years. Diaz is a pro...
