The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Audiobook Summary
Oscar is a sweet but disastrously overweight ghetto nerd who—from the New Jersey home he shares with his old world mother and rebellious sister—dreams of becoming the Dominican J.R.R. Tolkien and, most of all, finding love. But Oscar may never get what he wants. Blame the fukú—a curse that has haunted Oscar’s family for generations, following them on their epic journey from Santo Domingo to the USA. Encapsulating Dominican-American history, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao opens our eyes to an astonishing vision of the contemporary American experience and explores the endless human capacity to persevere—and risk it all—in the name of love.
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Audiobook Narrator
Jonathan Davis is the narrator of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao audiobook that was written by Junot Díaz
About the Author(s) of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Junot Díaz is the author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Full Details
Narrator | Jonathan Davis |
Length | 15 hours 58 minutes |
Author | Junot Díaz |
Category | |
Publisher | Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group |
Release date | April 28, 2024 |
ISBN | 9781429587150 |
Subjects
The publisher of the The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao is Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group. includes the following subjects: Great American Read, classic books, ya books, the brief and wonderous life of oscar wao, oscar wao, Dominican Republic, immigrants, relationships, curses, Dominican history, family saga, violence, geek culture, identity, fantasy, science fiction, magical realism, pulitzer prize winners, pulitzer prize winning books, pulitzer prize winners fiction, jennifer egan, award winning books for adults, native speaker, teen books for boys, jane austen gifts, best gifts for 14 year old boys, award winning books, literary fiction, Fiction, Literary, Fiction, Coming of Age, Fiction, Hispanic & Latino The BISAC Subject Code is Fiction, Literary
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The publisher of the The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao is Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group. The imprint is Penguin Audio. It is supplied by Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group. The ISBN-13 is 9781429587150.
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This book is only available in the United States.
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