From The Bookshelves: Junot Díaz

Photo via NPR

Dominican author Junot Díaz is no stranger to this blog. (See prior posts here here here here and here).

But as it’s the new year and some readers might not be at the AALS conference in DC (maybe you’re home in the company of a virus in Norman, OK for example) – you might just be looking for a good book to read. And one of the best books I read all year was The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao. Sure, it’s from 2008. But you may have missed it. And it truly is a wonder.

But maybe you don’t have time for a novel. A novel is a commitment after all. And once you pick of The Brief Wonderous Life, you won’t be able to stop until you’ve devoured it whole.

So for a taste of the power of Díaz’ writing, I offer you something shorter: his essay for Conde Naste Traveller on Fukuoka, Japan’s Next Great Food City. Seriously. It’s amazing.

And here’s the musical accompanyment to that article:

-KitJ