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<title>Novelist Junot Diaz Criticizes Obama&#8217;s Post-Inauguration Storytelling</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><img alt="1000039301L.jpg" src="/galleycat/files/original/1000039301L.jpg" width="85" height="105" class="alignleft" />As Republican <strong><a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/Scott-Brown-profile.html">Scott Brown</a></strong> beat Democrat <strong><a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/Martha-Coakley-profile.html">Martha Coakley</a></strong> in a Massachusetts race for a U.S. Senate seat this week, many are looking to <strong><a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/Barack-Obama-profile.html">Barack Obama</a></strong> for <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2010/01/obama-on-scott-brown-so-far-dead-silence.html">a response</a>. In a <em>New Yorker</em> essay, the Pulitzer Prize-winning <strong><a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/Junot-Diacuteaz-profile.html">Junot D&iacute;az</a></strong> (pictured, <a href="http://us.penguingroup.com/static/rguides/us/brief_and_wondrous_life_of_oscar_wao.html">via</a>) criticized President Obama&#8217;s lack of presidential narrative&#8211;a problem that thinks will be &#8220;death-knell&#8221; of the administration.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s more <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2010/01/one-year-storyteller-in-chief.html">from the essay</a>: &#8220;What I&#8217;ve been aware of is how much better storytellers the members of the opposition are. Tea Parties and death panels&#8211;you might hate these bursts of craziness but these are, above all else, stories, narratives&#8230; It is ironic&#8211;no it&#8217;s actually tragic&#8211;that the man who proved himself to be a fantastic storyteller on the campaign trail, who vaulted into office by fashioning his life, his promise into a great story (&#8216;Dreams from My Father,&#8217; anyone?) has been unable to locate an equally engaging narrative for his presidency. Sometimes I wonder if he&#8217;s even trying.&#8221;</p>
<p>What do you think? Has Obama lost his storytelling powers since his inauguration one year ago? <a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/on/roundup_of_the_literary_inauguration_106368.asp">Follow this link</a> to see GalleyCat&#8217;s coverage of the historic celebration for reference.</p>
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