Junot Díaz, feminist

Thu, 22 Nov 2012 16:00:00 +0000

A lot has been written on Junot Díaz lately. For several weeks starting in September, he appeared in at least twelve publications that showed up at my house. He was in everything from the unsolicited Time Magazine, apparently intended for my fifteen-year-old son, to Vogue, where Díaz appeared in costume, dressed as a member of Edith Wharton’s circle. Díaz’s face smiled out from Entertainment Weekly, and he appealed for understanding from the pages of the New York Times Magazine. Online, the Guardian Blog stated that the term “genius” was inadequate praise. Seemingly everywhere, his big glasses, smooth head, trim beard, and tentative smile greeted me. If Andy Warhol still lived, he would use Junot Diaz as a subject.

A cheater’s guide to everything

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 19:49:00 +0000

If you don’t know who Junot Díaz is, you should. His writing stands out as startlingly original in a world that often feels crammed with literary replication. He is the author of "Drown"; he won the Pulitzer Prize for "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao"; and he is the author of the newly released "This Is How You Lose Her," a story collection that centers around the charming and irresistible Yunior whose flaws only make us love him more.

Salon.com > This Is How You Lose Her

Junot Díaz, feminist

A cheater’s guide to everything