DrownThis debut collection of short stories by the recent
Pulitzer Prize winning novelist Junot Diaz (The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao) is a sharp yet lush collection of loosely connected stories. Tracing the adolescent evolution of a young boy in Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic to a young man in New Jersy, Diaz weaves his many stories into a single, multi-faceted narrative. Using occasional Spanglish to deepen his tales — texture, Diaz never leans on his cross-cultural references as a literary crutch. His portraits are funny, moving, and painfully human. (Riverhead Books, 1996)- Ryan Romine
Categories:
