The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Author: Junot Diaz
Translator: Sang-mi Kwon
Publisher: Munhakdongne
428 pages | 210*140mm
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| >>>This book is written in Korean. |
About This Book
It's been 11 years since Junot Diaz's critically acclaimed story
collection, Drown, landed on bookshelves and from page one of his debut
novel, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, any worries of a sophomore
jinx disappear. The titular Oscar is a 300-pound-plus "lovesick ghetto
nerd" with zero game (except for Dungeons & Dragons) who cranks out
pages of fantasy fiction with the hopes of becoming a Dominican J.R.R.
Tolkien. The book is also the story of a multi-generational family curse
that courses through the book, leaving troubles and tragedy in its wake.
This was the most dynamic, entertaining, and achingly heartfelt novel
I've read in a long time. My head is still buzzing with the memory of
dozens of killer passages that I dog-eared throughout the book. The
rope-a-dope narrative is funny, hip, tragic, soulful, and bursting with
desire. Make some room for Oscar Wao on your bookshelf--you won't be
disappointed. --Brad Thomas Parsons
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