Junot Díaz : on the half-life of love /

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 writing proce...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Saldívar, José David (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Durham, North Carolina : Duke University Press, [2022].
Subjects:	Díaz, Junot, > 1968- > Criticism and interpretation. Díaz, Junot, > 1968- > Brief wondrous life of Oscar Wao. Dominican Americans in literature. Decolonization in literature. LITERARY CRITICISM / American / Hispanic & Latino. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / American / Hispanic American Studies.

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.