The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
by Diaz, Junot
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/fine
- Seller
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Neenah, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
New York: Riverhead Books, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. First Edition. Hardcover. First issued dust jacket with blurb on rear panel of Walter Mosley. 2008 Pulitzer for Fiction.
Synopsis
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (2007) is a best-selling novel written by Dominican author Junot Díaz. Although a work of fiction, the novel is set in New Jersey where Díaz was raised and deals explicitly with his ancestral homeland's experience under dictator Rafael Trujillo. It has received numerous positive reviews from critics and went on to win numerous prestigious awards in 2008, such as the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lyons Fine Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8992
- Title
- The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
- Author
- Diaz, Junot
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Riverhead Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2007
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