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Currently, Junot Diaz is 55 years, 10 months and 17 days old. Junot Diaz will celebrate 56rd birthday on a Tuesday 31st of December 2024. Below we countdown to Junot Diaz upcoming birthday.
| Popular As | Junot Diaz |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Age | 55 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Capricorn |
| Born | December 31, 1968 (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) |
| Birthday | December 31 |
| Town/City | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Nationality | Dominican Republic |
Junot Diaz’s zodiac sign is Capricorn. According to astrologers, Capricorn is a sign that represents time and responsibility, and its representatives are traditional and often very serious by nature. These individuals possess an inner state of independence that enables significant progress both in their personal and professional lives. They are masters of self-control and have the ability to lead the way, make solid and realistic plans, and manage many people who work for them at any time. They will learn from their mistakes and get to the top based solely on their experience and expertise.
Junot Diaz was born in the Year of the Monkey. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Monkey thrive on having fun. They’re energetic, upbeat, and good at listening but lack self-control. They like being active and stimulated and enjoy pleasing self before pleasing others. They’re heart-breakers, not good at long-term relationships, morals are weak. Compatible with Rat or Dragon.
Dominican literary figure who won a 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his debut novel, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. He also won numerous awards for his short stories and is most famous for his 1996 collection, Drown.
He earned a degree in English from Rutgers College in 1992. In 1995, he graduated from Cornell University with an MFA degree in creative writing.
He taught creative writing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and also served as the Editor of The Boston Review.
He grew up in the Dominican Republic as the third of five siblings. He is the longtime domestic partner of romance author, Marjorie Liu.
He cited Toni Morrison as one of his greatest influences.
