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![]() If we talk about transnational identity or transnational people, it refers to people who identify themselves with more than one country (Mayer 18). “getto” (22), who struggles with his transnational identity. Junot Diaz, who was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, presents a story of a “smart bookish boy of color in a contemporary U.S. Many immigrants must face a difficult life, far away from their motherland. Junot Diaz’s “The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao” which won the Pulitzer Prize in 2008, concentrates on the hard lives of those who leave and those who were left behind. Mamma mia! Like having bat wings or a pair of tentacles growing out of your chest” (Diaz 22). “You really want to know what being an X-Man feels like? Just be a smart bookish boy of color in a contemporary U.S. Language of Diaspora in The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao ![]() Trujillo’s influence on the characters, regarding the curseģ. Transnationalism in The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar WaoĢ.2. ![]()
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