Book :: Drown

Drown
By: Junot Diaz
Pages: 208
Published: 1996
Genre(s): Short Stories
Adult Fiction
Coming of Age
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"This stunning collection of stories offers an unsentimental glimpse of life among the immigrants from the Dominican Republic--and other front-line reports on the ambivalent promise of the American dream--by an eloquent and original writer who describes more than physical dislocation in conveying the price that is paid for leaving culture and homeland behind." --San Francisco Chronicle.Junot...

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I love Junot Diaz' writing! Stark, dark and sad...I can't help but have a soft spot in my heart for Yunior. This was NOT a good book club choice as I was the only one who loved it.

Feb 13th, 2016

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