THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO
by Diaz, Junot
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG+/VG+
- Seller
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Commack, New York, United States
Item Price
$27.00$22.95
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About This Item
NY: Riverhead. VG+/VG+. 2007. First Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. First edition, Slight toning to the pages in second state DJ with NYT review. ; .
Synopsis
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (2007) is a best-selling novel written by Dominican author Junot Díaz. Although a work of fiction, the novel is set in New Jersey where Díaz was raised and deals explicitly with his ancestral homeland's experience under dictator Rafael Trujillo. It has received numerous positive reviews from critics and went on to win numerous prestigious awards in 2008, such as the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mostly Useful Fictions (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 40141
- Title
- THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO
- Author
- Diaz, Junot
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover; First Printing
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+/VG+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Riverhead
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 2007
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- First Edition
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- VG+/VG+
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