{"product_id":"books-the-exp-brief-wondrous-life-of-oscar-wao-by-junot-diaz","title":"The Exp Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of: \u003cbr\u003eThe Pulitzer Prize\u003cbr\u003eThe National Book Critics Circle Award\u003cbr\u003eThe Anisfield-Wolf Book Award\u003cbr\u003eThe Jon Sargent, Sr. First Novel Prize\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine #1 Fiction Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the best books of 2007 according to: \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle, New York Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, The Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, People, The Village Voice, Time Out New York, Salon, Baltimore City Paper, The Christian Science Monitor, Booklist, Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, \u003c\/i\u003eNew York Public Library, and many more. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eNominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's \u003ci\u003eThe Great American Read\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOscar is a sweet but disastrously overweight, lovesick Dominican ghetto nerd. From his home in New Jersey, where he lives with his old-world mother and rebellious sister, Oscar dreams of becoming the Dominican J. R. R. Tolkien and, most of all, of finding love. But he may never get what he wants, thanks to the Fuk \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003ethe curse that has haunted Oscar's family for generations, dooming them to prison, torture, tragic accidents, and, above all, ill-starred love. Oscar, still waiting for his first kiss, is just its most recent victim. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eD az immerses us in the tumultuous life of Oscar and the history of the family at large, rendering with genuine warmth and dazzling energy, humor, and insight the Dominican-American experience, and, ultimately, the endless human capacity to persevere in the face of heartbreak and loss. A true literary triumph, \u003ci\u003eThe Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao\u003c\/i\u003e confirms Junot D az as one of the best and most exciting voices of our time.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53480769356049,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781594483592.jpg?v=1777552304","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-the-exp-brief-wondrous-life-of-oscar-wao-by-junot-diaz","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}