The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
by DIAZ, Junot
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good ++
- ISBN 10
- 1594489580
- ISBN 13
- 9781594489587
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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's Inventory #
- 7002032
- Title
- The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
- Author
- DIAZ, Junot
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good ++
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1594489580
- ISBN 13
- 9781594489587
- Publisher
- Riverhead
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- Pulitzer Prize; Fiction
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