The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Pulitzer Prize Winner) Contributor(s): Díaz, Junot (Author) |
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ISBN: 1594483299 ISBN-13: 9781594483295 Publisher: Riverhead Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 2008 Annotation: Rendering with warmth the endless human capacity to persevere, this is the long-awaited--and thrillingly satisfying--first novel from the unmistakable voice behind the short story collection "Drown." |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Coming Of Age - Fiction | Hispanic & Latino |
Dewey: FIC |
Age Level: 18-UP |
Grade Level: 13-UP |
Lexile Measure: 1010(Not Available) |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.2" W x 8.01" L (0.65 lbs) 368 pages |
Themes: - Catalog Heading - Language Arts - Curriculum Strand - Language Arts |
Features: Ikids, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian |
Awards: International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, Finalist, Fiction, 2009 |
Review Citations: Entertainment Weekly 08/12/2008 pg. 144 New York Times Book Review 09/14/2008 pg. 28 People Weekly 09/22/2008 pg. 63 Poder Hispanic 09/01/2008 pg. 52 Commonweal 12/05/2008 pg. 26 Village Voice 12/23/2009 pg. 28 People Weekly 12/24/2012 pg. 49 |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 122410 Reading Level: 6.8 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 16.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Winner of: Oscar is a sweet but disastrously overweight ghetto nerd who--from the New Jersey home he shares with his old world mother and rebellious sister--dreams of becoming the Dominican J.R.R. Tolkien and, most of all, finding love. But Oscar may never get what he wants. Blame the fuk --a curse that has haunted Oscar's family for generations, following them on their epic journey from Santo Domingo to the USA. Encapsulating Dominican-American history, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao opens our eyes to an astonishing vision of the contemporary American experience and explores the endless human capacity to persevere--and risk it all--in the name of love. |
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