The EXP Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - Softcover

Diaz, Junot

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1594483590 ISBN 13: 9781594483592

Publisher: Riverhead Books, 1900

Synopsis

Paperback. Pub Date :2008-8-1 Pages: 349 Publisher: Penguin Oscar is a sweet but fat sci-fi obsessed introvert who - fromthe New Jersey home he shares with his old world mother andrebellious sister - dreams of becoming the Dominican JRRTolkien and. most of all. of finding love But Oscar may never getwhat he wants Blame the fuku -.. a curse that has haunted Oscarsfamily for generations. following them on their epic journey fromNew Jersey to Washington Heights and back to Santo Domingo . Encapsulating Dominican American history. Oscars story open oureyes to an astonishing vision of the contemporary Americanexperience and explores the endless human capacity to persevere - and risk it all - in the name of love.Pulitzer Prize winning novel

About this title

Review:

'A work of startling originality and distinction, narrated with an irresistible, manic energy.' -- Observer

'Celebratory and heartbreaking ... and filled with something many novels lack: an enormous amount of love, and heart.' -- Time Out Book of the Week

'Its characters are unforgettable, its emotional impact both crushing and liberating at the same time.' -- The Times

`A deeply affecting story ... Well worth the wait.' -- Vogue

`Funny, lyrical and full of a variety of polyglot discourses and jumbled geographies.' -- TLS

Review:

'Full of vitality, hipness and infectious wit ... Diaz's vibrant prose buzzes with energy, making the novel almost impossible to put down.'

About this edition

• Publisher: Riverhead Books
• Publication date: 1900
• ISBN 10: 1594483590
• ISBN 13: 9781594483592
• Binding: Paperback