(bloomberg) Junot Diaz's ``The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao'' (Riverhead Books) won the National Book Critics Circle award for fiction, while Edwidge Danticat's ``Brother, I'm Dying'' (Knopf) won for autobiography. Joyce Carol Oates, who was nominated in both categories, won no prizes. It was a good night for the island of Hispaniola at the award ceremony in New York last night. Diaz was born in the Dominican Republic and moved to the U.S. at age 6, while Danticat was born in Haiti and came to the U.S. at 12.
Great News from the Island of Hispanola: Writers, Junot Diaz (DR) and Edwidge Danticat (Haiti) Win National Book Critics Award
March 07, 2008 by editor (View Source)
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Yeah! I felt strongly that Diaz's Drown stories and Danticat's Krik Krak would reach and touch many and thus inspire more of the brilliant global themes woven in their work.
Bravo to the National Book Critics Circle for recognizing these national treasures that bring their native gifts to their home of choice.
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