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Junot Diaz Book Paperback Fiction Novel: Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
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- Condition
- Good
- Seller notes
- “Good condition. No rips or marks in the pages.”
- Narrative Type
- Fiction
- Modified Item
- No
- Era
- 21st Century
- Type
- Novel
- Age Level
- Adults
- Genre
- Fiction
- Cultural Region
- American Literature
- ISBN
- 9781594483295
- Book Title
- Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
- Item Length
- 8in
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9in
- Topic
- Hispanic & Latino, Cultural Heritage, Literary, Coming of Age
- Item Width
- 5.2in
- Item Weight
- 10.8 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 368 Pages
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Winner of: The Pulitzer Prize The National Book Critics Circle Award The Anisfield-Wolf Book Award The Jon Sargent, Sr. First Novel Prize A Time Magazine #1 Fiction Book of the Year One of the best books of 2007 according to: The New York Times , San Francisco Chronicle, New York Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, The Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, People, The Village Voice, Time Out New York, Salon, Baltimore City Paper, The Christian Science Monitor, Booklist, Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, New York Public Library, and many more... Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read and named one of The Atlantic 's Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years 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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Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1594483299
ISBN-13
9781594483295
eBay Product ID (ePID)
127323961
Product Key Features
Book Title
Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Hispanic & Latino, Cultural Heritage, Literary, Coming of Age
Publication Year
2008
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
5.2in
Item Weight
10.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ps3554.I259b75 2008
Grade from
Twelfth Grade
Reviews
"Funny, street-smart and keenly observed...An extraordinarily vibrant book that's fueled by adrenaline-powered prose."-- Michiko Kakutani , New York Times "Daz finds a miraculous balance. He cuts his barnburning comic-book plots (escape, ruin, redemption) with honest, messy realism, and his narrator speaks in a dazzling hash of Spanish, English, slang, literary flourishes, and pure virginal dorkiness."-- Sam Anderson , New York Magazine "Genius...a story of the American experience that is giddily glorious and hauntingly horrific...That Daz's novel is also full of ideas, that [the narrator's] brilliant talking rivals the monologues of Roth's Zuckerman--in short, that what he has produced is a kick-ass (and truly, that is the just word for it) work of modern fiction--all make The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao something exceedingly rare: a book in which a new America can recognize itself, but so can everyone else."-- Oscar Villalon , San Francisco Chronicle "Astoundingly great."-- Lev Grossman , Time "Terrific...High-energy...It is a joy to read, and every bit as exhilarating to reread."-- Jennifer Reese , Entertainment Weekly, Funny, street-smart and keenly observed…An extraordinarily vibrant book that’s fueled by adrenaline-powered prose.” —Michiko Kakutani, New York Times Díaz finds a miraculous balance. He cuts his barnburning comic-book plots (escape, ruin, redemption) with honest, messy realism, and his narrator speaks in a dazzling hash of Spanish, English, slang, literary flourishes, and pure virginal dorkiness.” —Sam Anderson, New York Magazine Genius...a story of the American experience that is giddily glorious and hauntingly horrific...That Díaz’s novel is also full of ideas, that [the narrator’s] brilliant talking rivals the monologues of Roth’s Zuckerman—in short, that what he has produced is a kick-ass (and truly, that is the just word for it) work of modern fiction—all make The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Waosomething exceedingly rare: a book in which a new America can recognize itself, but so can everyone else.” —Oscar Villalon, San Francisco Chronicle Astoundingly great.” —Lev Grossman, Time Terrific...High-energy...It is a joy to read, and every bit as exhilarating to reread.” —Jennifer Reese, Entertainment Weekly, "Funny, street-smart and keenly observed...An extraordinarily vibrant book that's fueled by adrenaline-powered prose." --Michiko Kakutani, New York Times "Díaz finds a miraculous balance. He cuts his barnburning comic-book plots (escape, ruin, redemption) with honest, messy realism, and his narrator speaks in a dazzling hash of Spanish, English, slang, literary flourishes, and pure virginal dorkiness." --Sam Anderson, New York Magazine "Genius...a story of the American experience that is giddily glorious and hauntingly horrific...That Díaz's novel is also full of ideas, that [the narrator's] brilliant talking rivals the monologues of Roth's Zuckerman--in short, that what he has produced is a kick-ass (and truly, that is the just word for it) work of modern fiction--all make The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao something exceedingly rare: a book in which a new America can recognize itself, but so can everyone else." --Oscar Villalon, San Francisco Chronicle "Astoundingly great." --Lev Grossman, Time "Terrific...High-energy...It is a joy to read, and every bit as exhilarating to reread." --Jennifer Reese, Entertainment Weekly, "Funny, street-smart and keenly observed...An extraordinarily vibrant book that's fueled by adrenaline-powered prose."-- Michiko Kakutani , New York Times "Díaz finds a miraculous balance. He cuts his barnburning comic-book plots (escape, ruin, redemption) with honest, messy realism, and his narrator speaks in a dazzling hash of Spanish, English, slang, literary flourishes, and pure virginal dorkiness."-- Sam Anderson , New York Magazine "Genius...a story of the American experience that is giddily glorious and hauntingly horrific...That Díaz's novel is also full of ideas, that [the narrator's] brilliant talking rivals the monologues of Roth's Zuckerman--in short, that what he has produced is a kick-ass (and truly, that is the just word for it) work of modern fiction--all make The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao something exceedingly rare: a book in which a new America can recognize itself, but so can everyone else."-- Oscar Villalon , San Francisco Chronicle "Astoundingly great."-- Lev Grossman , Time "Terrific...High-energy...It is a joy to read, and every bit as exhilarating to reread."-- Jennifer Reese , Entertainment Weekly, "Funny, street-smart and keenly observed…An extraordinarily vibrant book that's fueled by adrenaline-powered prose."- Michiko Kakutani , New York Times "DÃaz finds a miraculous balance. He cuts his barnburning comic-book plots (escape, ruin, redemption) with honest, messy realism, and his narrator speaks in a dazzling hash of Spanish, English, slang, literary flourishes, and pure virginal dorkiness."- Sam Anderson , New York Magazine "Genius...a story of the American experience that is giddily glorious and hauntingly horrific...That DÃaz's novel is also full of ideas, that [the narrator's] brilliant talking rivals the monologues of Roth's Zuckerman-in short, that what he has produced is a kick-ass (and truly, that is the just word for it) work of modern fiction-all make The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao something exceedingly rare: a book in which a new America can recognize itself, but so can everyone else."- Oscar Villalon , San Francisco Chronicle "Astoundingly great."- Lev Grossman , Time "Terrific...High-energy...It is a joy to read, and every bit as exhilarating to reread."- Jennifer Reese , Entertainment Weekly, "Funny, street-smart and keenly observed&An extraordinarily vibrant book that's fueled by adrenaline-powered prose." -Michiko Kakutani, New York Times "D az finds a miraculous balance. He cuts his barnburning comic-book plots (escape, ruin, redemption) with honest, messy realism, and his narrator speaks in a dazzling hash of Spanish, English, slang, literary flourishes, and pure virginal dorkiness." -Sam Anderson, New York Magazine "Genius...a story of the American experience that is giddily glorious and hauntingly horrific...That D az's novel is also full of ideas, that [the narrator's] brilliant talking rivals the monologues of Roth's Zuckerman-in short, that what he has produced is a kick-ass (and truly, that is the just word for it) work of modern fiction-all make The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao something exceedingly rare: a book in which a new America can recognize itself, but so can everyone else." -Oscar Villalon, San Francisco Chronicle "Astoundingly great." -Lev Grossman, Time "Terrific...High-energy...It is a joy to read, and every bit as exhilarating to reread." -Jennifer Reese, Entertainment Weekly
Copyright Date
2008
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
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Trade
Dewey Edition
22
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