Drown
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Drown is a critically acclaimed short story collection by Junot Díaz that explores the lives of Dominican and Dominican American characters grappling with migration, identity, and fractured relationships.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Drown canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | short story collection ⓘ |
| author | Junot Díaz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsStory |
Aguantando
NERFINISHED
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Aurora NERFINISHED ⓘ Drown NERFINISHED ⓘ Edison, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Fiesta, 1980 ⓘ How to Date a Browngirl, Blackgirl, Whitegirl, or Halfie NERFINISHED ⓘ Negocios NERFINISHED ⓘ No Face NERFINISHED ⓘ Ysrael NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Yunior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
short stories ⓘ |
| hasForm |
audiobook
ⓘ
e-book ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9781573226066 ⓘ |
| influenced | contemporary Latino literature ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Latino literature
ⓘ
postmodern literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Dominican diaspora
ⓘ
dislocation ⓘ family relationships ⓘ identity ⓘ immigrant experience ⓘ masculinity ⓘ migration ⓘ poverty ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of Dominican American life
ⓘ
nonlinear storytelling ⓘ use of Spanglish ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| publisher | Riverhead Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Dominican Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| structure | linked short stories ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
code-switching
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colloquial language ⓘ fragmented narrative ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
fractured relationships
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immigrant families ⓘ working-class life ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | late 20th century ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.