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The brief wondrous life of Oscar Wao

by Junot Diaz

This novel follows Oscar, an overweight Dominican-American nerd living in New Jersey who dreams of finding love and writing fantasy, despite a generational family curse. It chronicles his family's turbulent journey between the Dominican Republic and the United States.

Accession 36603 ISBN 9781594489587 Publisher Riverhead Books
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