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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Junot Diaz
This is the long-awaited first novel from one of the most original and memorable writers working today.
Riverhead
September 2007
On Sale: September 5, 2007
Featuring: Oscar
352 pages
ISBN: 1594489580
EAN: 9781594489587
Hardcover
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Things have never been easy for Oscar, a sweet but
disastrously overweight, lovesick Dominican ghetto nerd.
From his home in New Jersey, where he lives with his
old-world mother and rebellious sister, Oscar dreams of
becoming the Dominican J. R. R. Tolkien and, most of all, of
finding love. But he may never get what he wants, thanks to
the Fukœ-the curse that has haunted the Oscar's family for
generations, dooming them to prison, torture, tragic
accidents, and, above all, ill-starred love. Oscar, still
waiting for his first kiss, is just its most recent victim. D’az immerses us in the tumultuous life of Oscar and the
history of the family at large, rendering with genuine
warmth and dazzling energy, humor, and insight the
Dominican-American experience, and, ultimately, the endless
human capacity to persevere in the face of heartbreak and
loss. A true literary triumph, The Brief Wondrous Life of
Oscar Wao confirms Junot D’az as one of the best and most
exciting voices of our time.
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