The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

By Junot Díaz

Subjects: Famille, Novela doméstica, nyt:trade-fiction-paperback=2008-09-21, Dominican americans, Dominican americans, fiction, Misfits (Persons), Novela, Fiction, cultural heritage, Conditions sociales, Fiction, family life, general, Overweight men, Literature, Open Library Staff Picks, Américains d'origine dominicaine, Eccentrics and eccentricities, Reading Level-Grade 12, Families, Large type books, New York Times bestseller, Ps3554.i259 b75 2007, Charms--fiction, Familia, Dominicano-americanos, Rites and ceremonies, Hommes obèses, Charms, Mœurs et coutumes, 813/.54, Romans, nouvelles, Dominicas americanas, Interpersonal relations, Literary, Dominican Americans, award:national_book_critics_circle_award=fiction, Fiction, National Book Critics Circle Award Winner, Reading Level-Grade 11, love, Ps3554.i259 b75 2008, New jersey, fiction, award:national_book_critics_circle_award=2007, Loss (Psychology), families, Dominican Americans -- Fiction, Ficción, Dominican americans--fiction

Description: Things have never been easy for Oscar. A ghetto nerd living with his Dominican family in New Jersey, he's sweet but disastrously overweight. He dreams of becoming the next J. R. R. Tolkien and he keeps falling hopelessly in love. Poor Oscar may never get what he wants, thanks to the Fuku - the curse that has haunted his family for generations. With dazzling energy and insight Díaz immerses us in the tumultuous lives of Oscar, his runaway sister Lola, their beautiful mother Belicia, and in the family's uproarious journey from the Dominican Republic to the US and back. Rendered with uncommon warmth and humour, *The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao* is a literary triumph, that confirms Junot Díaz as one of the most exciting writers of our time.