{"product_id":"the-brief-wondrous-life-of-oscar-wao-pulitzer-prize-winner-9781594483295","title":"The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Pulitzer Prize Winner)","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of: \u003cbr\u003eThe Pulitzer Prize\u003cbr\u003eThe National Book Critics Circle Award\u003cbr\u003eThe Anisfield-Wolf Book Award\u003cbr\u003eThe Jon Sargent, Sr. First Novel Prize\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine #1 Fiction Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the best books of 2007 according to: \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle, New York Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, The Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, People, The Village Voice, Time Out New York, Salon, Baltimore City Paper, The Christian Science Monitor, Booklist, Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, \u003c\/i\u003eNew York Public Library, and many more... \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's \u003ci\u003eThe Great American Read\u003c\/i\u003e and named one of \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e's Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOscar 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 fukú--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, \u003ci\u003eThe Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Junot Díaz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Riverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/02\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.01h x 5.20w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781594483295\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 16\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e122410 \/ Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/12\/2008 pg. 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/14\/2008 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/22\/2008 pg. 63\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoder Hispanic\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2008 pg. 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCommonweal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/05\/2008 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/23\/2009 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/24\/2012 pg. 49\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJunot Díaz \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in the Dominican Republic and raised in New Jersey. He is the author of the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eDrown\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award; \u003ci\u003eThis Is How You Lose Her\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller and National Book Award finalist; and a debut picture book, \u003ci\u003eIslandborn.\u003c\/i\u003e He is the recipient of a MacArthur \"Genius\" Fellowship, PEN\/Malamud Award, Dayton Literary Peace Prize, Guggenheim Fellowship, and PEN\/O. Henry Award. A graduate of Rutgers College, Díaz is currently the fiction editor at \u003ci\u003eBoston Review \u003c\/i\u003eand the Rudge and Nancy Allen Professor of Writing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44697612714099,"sku":"9781594483295","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_085ca16b-6dc7-47e1-826a-e7469a03ff0e.jpg?v=1775243102","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-brief-wondrous-life-of-oscar-wao-pulitzer-prize-winner-9781594483295","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}