The EXP Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

Diaz, Junot

ISBN 10: 1594483590 / ISBN 13: 9781594483592

Published by EDIT DEL NUEVO EXTREMO SOCIEDAD, 2014

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Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present. Seller Inventory # M01594483590-G

Bibliographic Details

Title: The EXP Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

Publisher: EDIT DEL NUEVO EXTREMO SOCIEDAD

Publication Date: 2014

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: good

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Synopsis:

Used. Very Good conditions. May have soft reading marks and name of the previous owner.

Review:

Amazon Best of the Month, September 2007: It's been 11 years since Junot Díaz's critically acclaimed story collection, Drown, landed on bookshelves and from page one of his debut novel, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, any worries of a sophomore jinx disappear. The titular Oscar is a 300-pound-plus "lovesick ghetto nerd" with zero game (except for Dungeons & Dragons) who cranks out pages of fantasy fiction with the hopes of becoming a Dominican J.R.R. Tolkien. The book is also the story of a multi-generational family curse that courses through the book, leaving troubles and tragedy in its wake. This was the most dynamic, entertaining, and achingly heartfelt novel I've read in a long time. My head is still buzzing with the memory of dozens of killer passages that I dog-eared throughout the book. The rope-a-dope narrative is funny, hip, tragic, soulful, and bursting with desire. Make some room for Oscar Wao on your bookshelf--you won't be disappointed. --Brad Thomas Parsons