Junot Díaz : on the half-life of love /

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"José David Saldivar's Junot Díaz is a literary study that takes a prismatic approach to the works and life of the Afro-Latino artist. Saldivar carefully traces the various themes and life events that influenced Díaz's writing-from childhood trauma to immigrant life to unusual writ...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Saldívar, José David (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 2022.
Subjects:
Díaz, Junot, > 1968- > Criticism and interpretation.
Díaz, Junot, > 1968- > Brief wondrous life of Oscar Wao.
Díaz, Junot, > 1968-
Brief wondrous life of Oscar Wao (Díaz, Junot)
Dominican Americans in literature.
Decolonization in literature.
Américains d'origine dominicaine dans la littérature.
Décolonisation dans la littérature.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / American / Hispanic American Studies.
LITERARY CRITICISM / American / Hispanic & Latino.
Decolonization in literature
Dominican Americans in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Literary criticism
Literary criticism.
Critiques littéraires.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • "Wrestling with J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings," or, How Junot Díaz thinks about coloniality, power, and the speculative genres
  • Planet MFA's "Negocios"
  • Planet people of color's Drown
  • Becoming "Oscar Wao"
  • Junot Díaz's search for decolonial love
  • Conclusion and coda: "Monstro" and Islandborn.

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