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A ghetto nerd living with his Dominican family in New Jersey, Oscar's sweet but disastrously overweight. He dreams of becoming the next J. R. R. Tolkien and he keeps falling hopelessly in love. With dazzling energy and insight Díaz immerses us in the tumultuous lives of Oscar; his runaway sister Lola; their beautiful mother Belicia; and in the family's uproarious journey from the Dominican Republic to the US and back.'The Best Novel of the 21st Century to Date' - BBC Culture.
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The brief wondrous life of Oscar Wao, Junot Díaz
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- Released
- 2009
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Junot Díaz
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Released
- 2009
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 352
- ISBN10
- 0571239730
- ISBN13
- 9780571239733
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Love, Family, Friendship, USA, Fun, American Literature, 20th century, Coming Of Age, Violence, Magical Realism, Dreams, Mothers, Genealogy, Present, Migration, Curse, Caribbean, Dictatorship, Immigrants, Pulitzer Prize, Nerds, Dominican Republic
- First published
- 2007
- Original title
- The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
- Rating
- 3.9 out of 5
- Description
- A ghetto nerd living with his Dominican family in New Jersey, Oscar's sweet but disastrously overweight. He dreams of becoming the next J. R. R. Tolkien and he keeps falling hopelessly in love. With dazzling energy and insight Díaz immerses us in the tumultuous lives of Oscar; his runaway sister Lola; their beautiful mother Belicia; and in the family's uproarious journey from the Dominican Republic to the US and back.'The Best Novel of the 21st Century to Date' - BBC Culture.