Junot Díaz
Published 8:00 am Thursday, February 12, 2009
Its hard to say whether aspiring young writers would really want to emulate the career of the excellent award-winning Dominican-American author Junot Díaz. On the one hand, his hit debut novel, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, about a comic-book obsessed ghetto nerd, made it onto every Best Books of 2007 list. On the other hand, it took him 11 grueling years to finish. Tonight, presented by Seattle Arts & Lectures, Díaz will discuss his torturous writing process and what it takes to create believable lives while blending real historical facts with fictional characters. (Tickets and info: 621-2230, www.lectures.org.) ANGELA ASHMAN
Tue., Feb. 24, 7:30 p.m., 2009
