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StoryWorlds with Junot Díaz

Junot Díaz, Haitians in Paris
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“So howled out for the world to give him a name. The indark answered with wind.” ― Samuel R. Delany, Dhalgren :: Reflections on fiction and worldbuilding, on diasporas and elsewheres.

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  • Junot Díaz

    Wrote The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, This Is How You Lose Her and some others. Always thinking about fiction, diasporas, worldbuilding and why my mom spelled my name 3 different ways.

  • Haitians in Paris

    My historical fiction novel Death of the Soccer God (FSG, 2026) is out now!

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