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Novelist Junot Diaz
Resume"The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" tracks one heart-torn family from surreally brutal dictatorship in Santo Domingo to a sexy, urban, sci-fi, Spanglish tragicomedy in the USA. Time magazine calls it "astoundingly great."
This hour, On Point: Junot Diaz and "Oscar Wao."Guest:
Junot Diaz, author of the new book "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" and the best-selling short story collection "Drown."
This program aired on September 12, 2007.