Junot Diaz
(Nina Subin)
The writer Junot Diaz won a Pulitzer Prize for his 2007 novel, The Brief Wondrous Life Of Oscar Wao. Now, he returns with a new collection called This Is How You Lose Her. The book features a young man named Yunior, who was born in the Dominican Republic and grows up in New Jersey -- much like the author himself. Diaz tells us about the music that moves him, and shares a personal "Pick Three."
Artists discussed in this segment:
° Le1f - "Wut"
° Linton Kwesi Johnson - "Five Nights of Bleeding"
° Celina Gonzalez - "Santa Barbara"
° Bonga - "Mona Ki Ngi Xica"
Guests:
Junot Diaz
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