The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

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Synopsis

Oscar is a sweet but disastrously overweight ghetto nerd who--from the New Jersey home he shares with his old world mother and rebellious sister--dreams of becoming the Dominican J.R.R. Tolkien and, most of all, finding love.

But Oscar may never get what he wants. Blame the fukú--a curse that has haunted Oscar's family for generations, following them on their epic journey from Santo Domingo to the USA.

Encapsulating Dominican-American history, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao opens our eyes to an astonishing vision of the contemporary American experience and explores the endless human capacity to persevere--and risk it all--in the name of love.

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize

Copyright:
2007

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ISBN-13:
9781101147306
Related ISBNs:
9781594489587
Publisher:
Penguin Group US
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Copyrighted By:
Junot D
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Literature and Fiction
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Bookshare Staff
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