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The most talked aboutaand praisedafirst novel of 2007, and winner of the Pulitzer Prize.
Oscar is a sweet but disastrously overweight ghetto nerd whoafrom the New Jersey home he shares with his old world mother and rebellious sistera 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 fukAaa curse that has haunted Oscaras family for generations, following them on their ... more

     

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      About the Book

      The most talked aboutaand praisedafirst novel of 2007, and winner of the Pulitzer Prize.
      Oscar is a sweet but disastrously overweight ghetto nerd whoafrom the New Jersey home he shares with his old world mother and rebellious sistera 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 fukAaa curse that has haunted Oscaras 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 persevereaand risk it allain the name of love.

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      • Media: Paperback Book, 352 pages
      • Language: English
      • Publisher: Riverhead Books (Sep. 30th, 2008)
      • ISBN-10: 1594483299
      • ISBN-13: 9781594483295
      • Dimensions: 5.00 x 7.80 x 1.00 inches
      • Shipping Weight: 0.65 lbs
      • Categories: Literary Fiction and Literature

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