Pt. 5 where he received his Bachelors Degree in English in 1992. later received his Master of Fine Arts at the University of Cornell in 1995. where he decided to develop his passion for creative writing. Junot Diaz first made a name for himself with his critically acclaimed short story collection "Drown" in 1996. which featured the short stories "Ysrael". and "Drown". In this novel he developed the short stories into segments of the life of a Dominican immigrant getting accustom to life in the United States. He also published a translated version of "Drown" titled "Negocios." This short story novel made him a household name in the Dominican American communities nationwide. His latest novel. "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" has been praised as the best novel of 2007 by Time Magazine.
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