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The brief wondrous life of Oscar Wao  Cover Image Book Book

The brief wondrous life of Oscar Wao / Junot Diaz.

Summary:

Oscar is a sweet but disastrously overweight ghetto nerd, a New Jersey romantic who dreams of becoming the Dominican J. F. F. Tolkien and, most of all, of finding love. But Oscar may never get what he wants. Blame the fuku - a curse that has haunted Oscar's family for generations, following them on their epic journey from the Dominican Republic to the United States and back again.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1594483299 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 9781594483295 (pbk.) :
  • Physical Description: 339 p. ; 21 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Riverhead Books, 2008, c2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Pulizer Prize 2008 winner for fiction.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Subject: Dominican Americans > Fiction.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Camosun College Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Holdable? Status Due Date Courses
Interurban Library PS 3554 I259 B75 2007 (Text) 26040003056872 Main Collection Volume hold Available -
Lansdowne Library PS 3554 I259 B75 2007 (Text) 26040003056864 Main Collection Volume hold Available -


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