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Containing Multitudes.(Periscope; FAST CHAT)(Junot Diaz)(Interview)(Brief article)
Literary wunderkind Junot Diaz's debut novel, "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao," just netted top honors with the National Book Critics Circle Award. He spoke to NEWSWEEK's Jesse Ellison. Excerpts:
NEWSWEEK: So 10 years ago you were the hot young writer. There was a lot of expectation placed on you. Was that a burden?
Diaz: Someone said this to me and I love it: "Being a hot young short-story writer is like being a hot young pastry chef." Who the *$#& really cares in the real world -- But no, it didn't help, people saying, "Hey, it's taken a long time for your book, do you think you can't write novels?"
Do you get frustrated by always being identified ...
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