The brief wondrous life of Oscar Wao
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Published:
New York, N.Y. : Riverhead Books, 2008.
Format:
Book
Edition:
1st Riverhead trade pbk. ed.
Physical Desc:
339, [1] pages ; 21 cm
Status:
Louisville Adult Fiction
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Description
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.
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Language:
Unknown
ISBN:
9781594483295 (pbk.)
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 6.8, 16 Points
Level 6.8, 16 Points
Lexile measure:
1010
Notes
General Note
Reprint. Originally published: 2007.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
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.
Awards
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 2008
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APA Citation (style guide)
Díaz, J. (2008). The brief wondrous life of Oscar Wao. 1st Riverhead trade pbk. ed. New York, N.Y., Riverhead Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Díaz, Junot, 1968-. 2008. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. New York, N.Y., Riverhead Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Díaz, Junot, 1968-, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. New York, N.Y., Riverhead Books, 2008.
MLA Citation (style guide)Díaz, Junot. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. 1st Riverhead trade pbk. ed. New York, N.Y., Riverhead Books, 2008.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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