Media attention: Texaco received laudatory review attention from the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, New York Review of Books, Washington Post and was chosen as a New York Times Book of the Year. Prize-winning acclaimed author: Chamoiseau is the winner of the prestigious Prix Goncourt and has been published all over the world Writers' writer: Patrick Chamoiseau's fans include Milan Kundera, Derek Walcott, Junot Diaz, Caryl Phillips and Edwidge Danticat. Events: The Brooklyn Public Library are interested in having him speak. He has participated in events at PEN and the New York Public Library.