We have all heard at least a street word like Junot Diaz used. Born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and emigrated to the US just being a child when he grew up in New Jersey to be more specific. Since then it was a challenge for him to face a new language.His struggle with English made him cling in reading, and he later became a writer. Graduated from Rutgers University Some of his works such as, “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, The Sun, The Moon, The Stars, how to lose her,” and others characterized by a unique language. Diaz’ stories incorporate irony while describing potentially traumatic events. He also mixes slang with highly lyrical lines which makes his stories very captivating.
From his literary work, he could be said to …show more content…
In discussions of The Brief Wondrous of Oscar Wao which came eleven years after Diaz first book, one controversial issue has been discussed to the fact that critics focused on one hand on the contrast between Oscar shyness, interest in academics, and failure with women and Yunior aggressive masculinity. On the other hand, some of the critics argue about its language, with sexuality, Caribbean exoticism and referring to the character as fate. Others even maintain that Wao is not only an epic also work as a historical background of violence, cross-generational exiled family but also its language considered as the canon of the great literature(Hunter). My point of view is that although the harsh critics, his unusual style to use language is, that makes his works interesting and unique. After catapulting to literary stardom with his brilliant short-story collection, Drown, more than ten years ago, Junot Diaz is back with his first novel, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. And the concept of Oscar, the idea of this poor nerd, the idea of the real version of everything that was performing against
From his literary work, he could be said to …show more content…
In discussions of The Brief Wondrous of Oscar Wao which came eleven years after Diaz first book, one controversial issue has been discussed to the fact that critics focused on one hand on the contrast between Oscar shyness, interest in academics, and failure with women and Yunior aggressive masculinity. On the other hand, some of the critics argue about its language, with sexuality, Caribbean exoticism and referring to the character as fate. Others even maintain that Wao is not only an epic also work as a historical background of violence, cross-generational exiled family but also its language considered as the canon of the great literature(Hunter). My point of view is that although the harsh critics, his unusual style to use language is, that makes his works interesting and unique. After catapulting to literary stardom with his brilliant short-story collection, Drown, more than ten years ago, Junot Diaz is back with his first novel, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. And the concept of Oscar, the idea of this poor nerd, the idea of the real version of everything that was performing against