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A ghetto nerd living with his Dominican family in New Jersey, Oscar's sweet but disastrously overweight. He dreams of becoming the next J. R. R. Tolkien and he keeps falling hopelessly in love. With dazzling energy and insight Díaz immerses us in the tumultuous lives of Oscar; his runaway sister Lola; their beautiful mother Belicia; and in the family's uproarious journey from the Dominican Republic to the US and back.
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A ghetto nerd living with his Dominican family in New Jersey, Oscar's sweet but disastrously overweight. He dreams of becoming the next J. R. R. Tolkien and he keeps falling hopelessly in love. With dazzling energy and insight Díaz immerses us in the tumultuous lives of Oscar; his runaway sister Lola; their beautiful mother Belicia; and in the family's uproarious journey from the Dominican Republic to the US and back.
ISBN | 9781594483592 |
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Length (cm) | 15.0000 |
Width (cm) | 2.0000 |
Height (cm) | 21.0000 |
Publisher | Riverhead Books |
Publication Date | Aug 26, 2008 |
Pages (number) | 368 |
Genre | Contemporary Fiction |
Author | Junot Diaz |
Signed | No |
Format | Mass Market |
Editorial Reviews | "Writing in a combustible mix of slang and lyricism, Díaz loops back and forth in time and place, generating sly and lascivious humor in counterpoint to tyranny and sorrow . . . Propelled by compassion, Díaz’s novel is intrepid and radiant." - Booklist Online "Díaz’s reverse family saga, crossed with withering political satire, makes for a compelling, sex-fueled, 21st-century tragi-comedy with a magical twist." - Kirkus Reviews |