I have not read an English novel since 1995 and really struggle to find English prose that captures my attention. The recognition that Junot Díaz has received for his novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao could be the novel that helps break my thirteen year hiatus from English reading.

I also have been interested in some literature by Edwidge Danticat, a Haitian author with a renowned reputation for her contribution to Caribbean literature.

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