... an M.A. in English, M.F.A. in Creative Writing, M.A. in Comparative Literature, and a Ph.D. in Renaissance Studies. One of Jhumpa first short story collections was called Interpreter of Maladies in 1999 followed by a novel called The Namesake written in 2003. She continued on writing a few years, which led to Unaccustomed Earth written in 2008, which was seen, on the New York Times best selling ... India family influenced her writings by including characters who are from India dealing with similar problems such as a 2nd generation immigrants living in the united states and difficulties an...

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... "side effects" of being the child of an MIA dad. In Junot Diaz's powerful book, "Drown," deal with Yunior's father, either by his presence or by his absence. In this novel, Yunior's father, Ramon, came in and out of the family's life. With his father being an antagonistic character, Yunior tries to give a different perception of Ramon by telling us his ... him into the man he grew up to be. The book "Drown," by Junot Diaz is a collection of short stories that conveys to the audience the struggles that Dominican Republic immigrants face in the United States to achieve the same status as ...

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