The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
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Books on Tape 2016
Accelerated Reader:
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 16
Lexile measure:
1010L
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Read by Lin-Manuel Miranda, the Tony Award®-winning creator and star of the musical Hamilton, and Tony Award®-winning actress, Karen Olivo. This brilliant narration adds another layer of lyricism and depth to this Pulitzer Prize-winning classic novel.
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 Fuku: 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.
Diaz immerses us in the tumultuous life of Oscar and the history of the family at large, rendering with genuine warmth and dazzling energy, humor, and insight the Dominican-American experience - and, ultimately, the endless human capacity to persevere in the face of heartbreak and loss. A true literary triumph, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao confirms Junot Diaz as one of the best and most exciting voices of our time.
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 Fuku: 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.
Diaz immerses us in the tumultuous life of Oscar and the history of the family at large, rendering with genuine warmth and dazzling energy, humor, and insight the Dominican-American experience - and, ultimately, the endless human capacity to persevere in the face of heartbreak and loss. A true literary triumph, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao confirms Junot Diaz as one of the best and most exciting voices of our time.
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Format:
OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, OverDrive Listen
Edition:
Unabridged
Street Date:
12/20/2016
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780525493723
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 6.8, 16 Points
Level 6.8, 16 Points
Lexile measure:
1010
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Junot Díaz. (2016). The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. Unabridged Books on Tape.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Junot Díaz. 2016. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. Books on Tape.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Junot Díaz, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. Books on Tape, 2016.
MLA Citation (style guide)Junot Díaz. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. Unabridged Books on Tape, 2016.
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