Kit
Book Club Kit : The brief wondrous life of Oscar Wao
Things have never been easy for Oscar, 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 fukú--the 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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781594489587 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 1594489580 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9780739494288
- ISBN: 0739494287
- ISBN: 9781594483295
- ISBN: 1594483299
- ISBN: 9780525493990
- ISBN: 0525493999
- Physical Description: 339 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York : Riverhead Books, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., 2007.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Kit contains 10 copies of this title. Barcodes are 31291002968301, 31291002968319, 31291002968327, 31291002968335, 31291002968343, |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Awards Note: | Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 2008 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award in Fiction, 2008 Great American Read, 2018 |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Dominican Americans > Fiction. Overweight men > Fiction. Charms > Fiction. New Jersey > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Bildungsromans. Domestic fiction. Bildungsromans. Fiction. Proofs (Printing) Annotations (Provenance) > 20th century. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at State Library of Alabama.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APLS | BOOK CLUB 813.54 DIA 2007 | 31291002884870 | BOOK CLUB | Available | - |
