The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Things have never been easy for Oscar. A ghetto nerd living with his Dominican family in New Jersey, he's sweet but disastrously overweight, and keeps falling hopelessly in love. Poor Oscar may never get what he wants, thanks to the Fuku - the curse that has haunted his family for generations.
Full description- Publisher: Faber and Faber
- Published: 05 February 2009
- Format: Paperback 352 pages
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- Categories: Contemporary Fiction
- ISBN 13: 9780571239733 ISBN 10: 0571239730
- Sales rank: 8,479
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Full description for The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Things have never been easy for Oscar. A ghetto nerd living with his Dominican family in New Jersey, he's sweet but disastrously overweight. He dreams of becoming the next J.R.R. Tolkien and he keeps falling hopelessly in love. Poor Oscar may never get what he wants, thanks to the Fuku - the curse that has haunted his family for generations. With dazzling energy and insight Diaz 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. Rendered with uncommon warmth and humour, "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" is a literary triumph, that confirms Junot Diaz as one of the most exciting writers of our time.
