Books by Junot Díaz
“It is the best book he has written. It is one of the best books anyone has written in recent decades. It takes us, the readers, in to a world we would not otherwise know, that of a Dominican immigrant kid to the states. And does that with a dazzling technical brilliance that few writers have.” Read more...
“This is a hugely original work of fiction; personal and yet panoramic in its view. It is a retelling of the history of the Dominican Republic and of the meaning of being a migrant, while at the same time being a personal story of the lives of Latinos in the United States. This resonates with one of the main themes that I am interested in, which is the idea that the United States is slowly but surely becoming the next Latin American country. The novel tells the story of a character named Oscar, a Latino living in a Jersey ghetto who dreams of becoming the next JRR Tolkien. But thanks to Fuku, the ancient curse that fell upon the Americas the day Christopher Columbus cracked open a nightmare door in the Caribbean, he may never get what he wants.” Read more...
The best books on The Rise of Latin America
Oscar Guardiola-Rivera, Lawyer
Interviews where books by Junot Díaz were recommended
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One Hundred Years of Solitude
by Gabriel García Márquez, translated by Gregory Rabassa -
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Drown
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The House of the Spirits
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Fever Dream: A Novel
by Samanta Schweblin, translated by Megan McDowell -
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Her Body and Other Parties: Stories
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The Daughter of Doctor Moreau
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Books by Hispanic Authors, recommended by Experts on Five Books
Books by Hispanic Authors, recommended by Experts on Five Books
Hispanic Heritage Month runs from 15 September to 15 October every year in the United States. To mark the occasion, we’ve put together a reading list of books by Hispanic authors—both in the US and elsewhere—that have been recommended by our expert interviewees over the years.
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Novels
Every year, the Pulitzer Prize jury awards $15,000 to a work of “distinguished fiction published during the year by an American author, preferably dealing with American life.” We’ve compiled a guide to the books that have won this prize since the turn of the millennium.
Great Actors Read Great Novels
If you enjoy listening to books as audiobooks, it’s a great time to be alive. From Rosamund Pike narrating Pride and Prejudice, Jeremy Irons reading Lolita to Meryl Streep telling the story of Heartburn, many prominent actors have signed up for performing their favourite books in unabridged versions.
Kushanava Choudhury on Calcutta Influences
Can one encounter the whole universe in the streets of one city? Kushanava Choudhury, author of a new book about Calcutta, says so, and tells us how
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The Secret History of Costaguana
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
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The Many-Headed Hydra
by Marcus Rediker and Paul Linebaugh -
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Of Divine Warning
by Jane Anna and Lewis R Gordon -
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Time for a Visible Hand
by Stephany Griffiths-Jones, Jose Antonio Ocampo & Joseph Stiglitz
The best books on The Rise of Latin America, recommended by Oscar Guardiola-Rivera
The best books on The Rise of Latin America, recommended by Oscar Guardiola-Rivera
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Modern Classics, recommended by James Rebanks
It’s notoriously difficult to recognise great works of literature at the time of publication, but certain books come to the fore as ‘modern classics’: exceptional texts that will stand the test of time. We asked James Rebanks, the Lake District shepherd and celebrated author, to recommend five books that deserve the label.