The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
by Junot Diaz
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 2811109951
- ISBN 13
- 9782811109950
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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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- Bookseller
- Dunaway Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 275344
- Title
- The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
- Author
- Junot Diaz
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 2811109951
- ISBN 13
- 9782811109950
- Publisher
- Riverhead Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2007
- Pages
- 340
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