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Junot Díaz
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1968– · author

Also known as: Хунот Диас, 주노 디아스, ジュノ・ディアズ, 朱诺·迪亚斯, Диас, Хунот, 주노 디애즈

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Known works

  • The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (2007)
  • Islandborn
  • Drown (1996)
  • This Is How You Lose Her
  • The Best American Short Stories 2016