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Junot Díaz
Junot Díaz (; born December 31, 1968) is a Dominican-American writer, creative writing professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and was fiction editor at ''Boston Review''. He also serves on the board of advisers for Freedom University, a volunteer organization in Georgia that provides post-secondary instruction to undocumented immigrants. Central to Díaz's work is the immigrant experience, particularly the Latino immigrant experience. Born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Díaz immigrated with his family to New Jersey when he was six years old. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rutgers University, and shortly after graduating created the character "Yunior", who served as narrator of several of his later books. After obtaining his MFA from Cornell University, Díaz published his first book, the 1995 short story collection ''Drown''. Diaz received the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his novel ''The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao'', and r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Brief Wondrous Life Of Oscar Wao
''The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao'' is a 2007 novel written by Dominican American author Junot Díaz. Although a work of fiction, the novel is set in New Jersey in the United States, where Díaz was raised, and it deals with the Dominican Republic's experience under dictator Rafael Trujillo. The book chronicles both the life of Oscar de León, an overweight Dominican boy growing up in Paterson, New Jersey, who is obsessed with science fiction and fantasy novels and with falling in love, as well as a curse that has plagued his family for generations. Narrated by multiple characters, the novel incorporates a significant amount of Spanglish and neologisms, as well as references to fantasy and science fiction books and films. Through its overarching theme of the ''fukú'' curse, it additionally contains elements of magic realism. It received highly positive reviews from critics, who praised Díaz's writing style and the multi-generational story. ''The Brief Wondrous Life of Os ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Pulitzer Prize For Fiction
The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction is one of the seven American Pulitzer Prizes that are annually awarded for Letters, Drama, and Music. It recognizes distinguished fiction by an American author, preferably dealing with American life, published during the preceding calendar year. As the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel (awarded 1918–1947), it was one of the original Pulitzers; the program was Inauguration, inaugurated in 1917 with seven prizes, four of which were awarded that year (no Novel prize was awarded in 1917, the first one having been granted in 1918). The name was changed to the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1948, and eligibility was expanded to also includes Short story, short stories, Novella, novellas, Novella, novelettes, and poetry, as well as novels. Finalists have been announced since 1980, usually a total of three. Definition As defined in the original Plan of Award, the prize was given "Annually, for the American novel published during the year which shall best pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Township, Union County, New Jersey
Union Township is a township in Union County, New Jersey, United States. In the 18th century, the area that is now Union was then called Connecticut Farms. As of the 2020 United States Census, the township population was 59,728, the highest recorded in any decennial census, reflecting an increase of 3,086 (+5.4%) from the 56,642 counted in the 2010 Census. History Settled in 1667, Union was the third English speaking settlement in New Jersey after Elizabeth and Newark, with the area that is now Union then called Connecticut Farms. Union Township was the site of the Battle of Connecticut Farms. On June 6, 1780, British troops, led by Hessian General Wilhelm von Knyphausen, boarded boats on Staten Island bound for Elizabeth, New Jersey. At midnight, 5,000 troops started to land. They expected the Continental Army to give little resistance, believing that they were tired of the war and were poorly fed and paid. They also expected the citizens of New Jersey to welcome them. They w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kean College
Kean University () is a public university in Union and Hillside, New Jersey. It is part of New Jersey's public system of higher education. Kean University was founded in 1855 in Newark, New Jersey, as the Newark Normal School. Initially established for the exclusive purpose of being a teacher-education college it became New Jersey State Teachers College in 1937. In 1958, following a post-war boom of students and increasing demands for a more comprehensive curriculum, the college was relocated from Newark to Union Township, site of the Kean family's ancestral home at Liberty Hall. After its move to the historic Livingston-Kean Estate, which includes the entire Liberty Hall acreage, the historic James Townley House, and Kean Hall, which historically housed the library of United States Senator Hamilton Fish Kean and served as a political meeting place, the school became Newark State College, a comprehensive institution providing a full range of academic programs and majors. Renamed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Nuevo Diario (Dominican Republic)
''El Nuevo Diario'' was a Nicaraguan newspaper, with offices in the capital Managua. History In 1980, the owner of ''La Prensa'' fired the editor Xavier Chamorro Cardenal. Eighty percent of the papers employees left with Chamorro Cardena due to ''La Prensa'' 's increasingly anti-Sandinista line and founded ''El Nuevo Diario''. As of 2010, ''El Nuevo Diario'' was one of the two major newspapers in Nicaragua (the other one was ''La Prensa ''La Prensa'' ("The Press") is a frequently used name for newspapers in the Spanish-speaking world. It may refer to: Argentina * ''La Prensa'' (Buenos Aires) * , a current publication of Caleta Olivia, Santa Cruz Bolivia * ''La Prensa'' (La Paz ...''). El Nuevo Diario suspended its printed and digital editions on September 27, 2019. References External linksEl Nuevo Diario website(Spanish)(Spanish) 1980 establishments in Nicaragua Mass media in Managua Daily newspapers published in Nicaragua Nicaraguan Revolution Publications esta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Bridge Township, New Jersey
Old Bridge Township is a Township (New Jersey), township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, located in the Raritan River, Raritan Valley region and within the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States Census, the township’s population was 66,876, reflecting a 2.3% increase from the 65,375 enumerated at the 2010 United States Census, in turn an increase of 4,919 (+8.1%) from the 60,456 counted at the 2000 United States Census, 2000 Census. As of the 2010 Census, the township was List of municipalities in New Jersey, the state's 18th largest municipality, after being the state's 21st most-populous municipality in 2000.The Counties and Most Populous Cities and Townships in 2010 in New Jersey: 2000 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Bridge High School
Old Bridge High School (formed from combining the former Cedar Ridge and Madison Central High Schools) is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Old Bridge Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of the Old Bridge Township Public Schools. The school is located on County Route 516 in Old Bridge Township, however, it is assigned a Matawan mailing address. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1970.Old Bridge High School |
Cedar Ridge High School (New Jersey)
Cedar Ridge High School is a defunct public high school in Old Bridge Township, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, that opened in 1968 and closed in June 1994. The school opened in 1968 as part of an effort to address overcrowding at Madison Township High School.Haley, John"Presenting the 50-year history of Old Bridge football (Madison Township/Madison Central, Cedar Ridge, Old Bridge)" ''The Star-Ledger'', November 28, 2013. Accessed November 7, 2017. "To alleviate the population problem, a second high school in town opened in 1968 - Cedar Ridge." Old Bridge High School opened in September 1994 and was formed from the merger of Cedar Ridge High School and Madison Central High School, which were the two existing high schools in Old Bridge Township. The school had an enrollment of 1,150 in the 1990-1991 school year, slightly less than the student body at Madison Central. Athletics The school's football team had a perfect 9-0 season in 1973—one of three winning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edge Of Darkness
''Edge of Darkness'' is a British television drama serial produced by BBC Television in association with Lionheart Television International and originally broadcast in six 55-minute episodes in late 1985. A mixture of crime drama and political thriller, it revolves around the efforts of widowed policeman Ronald Craven (played by Bob Peck) to unravel the truth behind the murder of his daughter Emma (played by Joanne Whalley). Craven's investigations soon lead him into a murky world of government and corporate cover-ups and nuclear espionage, pitting him against dark forces that threaten the future of life on Earth. Writer Troy Kennedy Martin was greatly influenced by the political climate of the time, dominated by the Thatcher government, and the aura of secrecy surrounding the nuclear industry – and by the implications of the Gaia hypothesis of environmentalist James Lovelock; these combined to his crafting a thriller that mingled real world concerns with mythic and mystic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Planet Of The Apes
''Planet of the Apes'' is an American science fiction media franchise consisting of films, books, television series, comics, and other media about a world in which humans and intelligent apes clash for control. The franchise is based on French author Pierre Boulle's 1963 novel '' La Planète des singes'', translated into English as ''Planet of the Apes'' or ''Monkey Planet''. Its 1968 film adaptation, ''Planet of the Apes'', was a critical and commercial hit, initiating a series of sequels, tie-ins, and derivative works. Arthur P. Jacobs produced the first five ''Apes'' films through APJAC Productions for distributor 20th Century Fox; following his death in 1973, Fox controlled the franchise. Four sequels followed the original film from 1970 to 1973: ''Beneath the Planet of the Apes'', ''Escape from the Planet of the Apes'', ''Conquest of the Planet of the Apes'', and ''Battle for the Planet of the Apes''. They did not approach the critical acclaim of the original, but were co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Christopher
Sam Youd (16 April 1922 – 3 February 2012), was a British writer, best known for science fiction written under the name of John Christopher, including the novels ''The Death of Grass'', ''The Possessors'', and the young-adult novel series ''The Tripods''. He won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize in 1971 and the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in 1976. Youd also wrote under variations of his own name and under the pseudonyms Stanley Winchester, Hilary Ford, William Godfrey, William Vine, Peter Graaf, Peter Nichols, and Anthony Rye. Biography Sam Youd was born in Huyton, Lancashire (though Youd is an old Cheshire surname). Youd was educated at Peter Symonds' School in Winchester, Hampshire, then served in the Royal Corps of Signals from 1941 to 1946. A scholarship from the Rockefeller Foundation made it possible for him to pursue a writing career, beginning with ''The Winter Swan'' (Dennis Dobson, 1949), published under the name Christopher Youd. He wrote science fictio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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