About this book
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.
Subjects
National Book Critics Circle Award Winneraward:national_book_critics_circle_award=2007award:national_book_critics_circle_award=fictionDominican AmericansFictionLarge type booksCharmsLiteraryRites and ceremoniesLiteraturelovefamiliesFiction, cultural heritageDominican americans, fictionNew jersey, fictionOpen Library Staff PicksDominicano-americanosNovela domésticaNovelaFamiliaFicciónReading Level-Grade 11Reading Level-Grade 12Overweight men