The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

NY: Riverhead Books, 2007. 1st Edition. Hardcover_boards. New/New. 29th PRINTING; Physical Info: 1.3" H x 8.5" L x 5.8" W (1.1 lbs) 352 pages. Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Price on Product - Canadian, Price on Product. DJ in mylar. Initial Print Run: 80000; Target Age Group: 18 and UP. Accelerated Reader® Info: Quiz # (Quiz Name): 122410(Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao); Reading Level: 6.8 Interest Level: Upper Grade Point Value: 16.0. Secure ship w/track #. Oscar is a sweet but disastrously overweight, lovesick Dominican ghetto nerd. From his home in New Jersey, where he lives with his old-world mother and rebellious sister, Oscar dreams of becoming the Dominican J. R. R. Tolkien and, most of all, of finding love. But he may never get what he wants, thanks to the Fukú --the curse that has haunted Oscar's family for generations, dooming them to prison, torture, tragic accidents, and, above all, ill-starred love. Oscar, still waiting for his first kiss, is just its most recent victim.
Díaz immerses us in the tumultuous life of Oscar and the history of the family at large, rendering with genuine warmth and dazzling energy, humor, and insight the Dominican-American experience, and, ultimately, the endless human capacity to persevere in the face of heartbreak and loss. A true literary triumph, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao confirms Junot Díaz as one of the best and most exciting voices of our time.