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Junot Diaz is an award-winning author, poet, and professor. He is best known for his novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, which won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. He has also written several short stories, including Drown, which was a finalist for the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Diaz was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and moved to New Jersey when he was six years old. He attended Rutgers University, where he earned a BA in English in 1992. He then went on to earn an MFA in Creative Writing from Cornell University in 1995. Diaz has taught at several universities, including MIT, Harvard, and Columbia. He is currently a professor of Creative Writing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Diaz has won numerous awards for his writing, including the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. He was also named one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in 2012. As of 2021, Junot Diaz's net worth is estimated to be $2 million.

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Occupation writer,miscellaneous
Age 55 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 31 December, 1968
Birthday 31 December
Birthplace Villa Juana, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Nationality Dominican Republic

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Junot Diaz Net Worth

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2015

He was nominated for the 2015 New Jersey Hall of Fame for his services to Arts and Literature.

2014

He was nominated for the 2014 New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Arts and Letters Category.

2008

He was awarded the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for his fictional novel entitled "The Brief, Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" in April 2008.

2007

His novel "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao' was named as Novel of the Year by TIME in 2007. The film option has since been bought by Miramax.

1999

Short story, Otra Vida, Ortra Vez, appeared in The New Yorker Magazine's "The Future of American Fiction" issue (June 21 & 28, 1999).

1995

He earned his Masters of Fine Arts Degree from Cornell University in 1995.

1992

He graduated from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey in 1992 with a degree in English Literature.

1987

He graduated from Cedar Ridge High School in Old Bridge, New Jersey in 1987.

1968

Junot Diaz was born on December 31, 1968 in Villa Juana, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.