“I can’t agree that [Junot] Díaz’s success is gender-based; because yes Díaz is a man, but he’s also a man of color. Critics who say that Díaz would not receive the same warmth, if he was a woman, are overlooking the factor of race.” - Breaking the Barrier: On Race, Gender, and Junot Díaz by Thea Lim[Image via MSU]
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“I can’t agree that [Junot] Díaz’s success is gender-based; because yes Díaz is a man, but he’s also a man of color. Critics who say that Díaz would not receive the same warmth, if he was a woman, are overlooking the factor of race.”

- Breaking the Barrier: On Race, Gender, and Junot Díaz by Thea Lim

[Image via MSU]

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