La breve y maravillosa vida de Óscar Wao
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Una crónica familiar que abarca tres generaciones y dos países, La breve y maravillosa vida de Oscar Wao cuenta la historia del gordiflón y solitario Oscar de León en su intento de convertirse en el J.R.R. Tolkien Dominicano y su desafortunada búsqueda del amor. Pero Oscar sólo es la última víctima del fukú--una maldición que durante generaciones ha perseguido a su familia, condenándoles a vidas de tortura, sufrimiento y amor desdichado. Con unos personajes inolvidables y una prosa vibrante e hipnótica, esta novela confirma a Junot Díaz como una de las mejores y más deslumbrantes voces de nuestra época, y nos ofrece una sobrecogedora visión de la inagotable capacidad humana para perseverar y arriesgarlo todo por amor.
Living with an old-world mother and a rebellious sister, an urban New Jersey misfit dreams of becoming the next J. R. R. Tolkien and believes that a long-standing family curse is thwarting his efforts to find love and happiness.
Living with an old-world mother and a rebellious sister, an urban New Jersey misfit dreams of becoming the next J. R. R. Tolkien and believes that a long-standing family curse is thwarting his efforts to find love and happiness.
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Grouping Title | breve y maravillosa vida de oscar wao |
Grouping Author | junot diaz |
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Grouping Language | Spanish (spa) |
Last Grouping Update | 2024-09-29 14:29:01PM |
Last Indexed | 2024-10-05 01:40:07AM |
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Gómez, Laura
Martínez, Jesús E.
Obejas, Achy, 1956-
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Obejas, Achy, 1956-
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Díaz, Junot, 1968-
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Díaz, Junot
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Una crónica familiar que abarca tres generaciones y dos países, La breve y maravillosa vida de Oscar Wao cuenta la historia del gordiflón y solitario Oscar de León en su intento de convertirse en el J.R.R. Tolkien Dominicano y su desafortunada búsqueda del amor. Pero Oscar sólo es la última víctima del fukú--una maldición que durante generaciones ha perseguido a su familia, condenándoles a vidas de tortura, sufrimiento y amor desdichado. Con unos personajes inolvidables y una prosa vibrante e hipnótica, esta novela confirma a Junot Díaz como una de las mejores y más deslumbrantes voces de nuestra época, y nos ofrece una sobrecogedora visión de la inagotable capacidad humana para perseverar y arriesgarlo todo por amor.
Living with an old-world mother and a rebellious sister, an urban New Jersey misfit dreams of becoming the next J. R. R. Tolkien and believes that a long-standing family curse is thwarting his efforts to find love and happiness.
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Bendiciones y maldiciones -- Novela
Blessing and cursing -- Fiction
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Domestic fiction
Dominican Americans -- Fiction
Dominicano-americanos -- Novela
Novela hogareñas
Blessing and cursing -- Fiction
Discos compactos
Domestic fiction
Dominican Americans -- Fiction
Dominicano-americanos -- Novela
Novela hogareñas
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La breve y maravillosa vida de Óscar Wao
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La breve y maravillosa vida de Óscar Wao / Junot Díaz ; traducción de Achy Obejas
La breve y maravillosa vida de óscar Wao [compact disc] / por Junot Díaz ; texto sin editar narrado por Jesús E. Martínez y Laura Gómez
La breve y maravillosa vida de óscar Wao [compact disc] / por Junot Díaz ; texto sin editar narrado por Jesús E. Martínez y Laura Gómez
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La breve y maravillosa vida de Óscar Wao
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Bendiciones y maldiciones
Blessing and cursing
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Dominican Americans
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Blessing and cursing
Discos compactos
Dominican Americans
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