Containing Multitudes
NEWSWEEK: So 10 years ago you were the hot young writer. There was a lot of expectation placed on you. Was that a burden? Diaz: Someone said this to me and I love it: “Being a hot young short-story writer is like being a hot young pastry chef.” Who the *$#& really cares in the real world … But no, it didn’t help, people saying, “Hey, it’s taken a long time for your book, do you think you can’t write novels?...