The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
by Diaz, Junot
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1594489580
- ISBN 13
- 9781594489587
- Seller
-
dallas, Texas, United States
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About This Item
New York: Riverhead, 2007. First Edition/First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Crisp and unread. First state jacket.
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
- Craig Hokenson Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 42134
- 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/First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 1594489580
- ISBN 13
- 9781594489587
- Publisher
- Riverhead
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2007
- Bookseller catalogs
- MODERN FIRST EDITIONS;
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About the Seller
Craig Hokenson Bookseller
Biblio member since 2008
dallas, Texas
About Craig Hokenson Bookseller
I am internet based, and participate in several book shows a year. Visitors welcome by appointment. I specialize in modern first editions, but offer a wide range of books. I have been buying and selling books for 20 years. I buy books, and will certainly consider trades. Member of the Texas Booksellers Association.
Glossary
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- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Jacket
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