Pulitzer for Diaz.

The article features Junot Díaz, a Dominican American author who was given the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for his 2007 novel "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao." The novel relates the story of a family forced into exile by Dominican Republic dictator Rafael Leónidas. In the novel, the author is said to...

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Published in:Americas Vol. 61; no. 3; pp. 4 - 6
Main Author: Contreras, Jaime Perales
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Published: Organization of American States May/Jun2009
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