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READS-TO-GO [bookclub kit for the brief wondrous life of Oscar Wao]

Oscar, an overweight Dominican from a New Jersey ghetto, dreams of becoming a writer and finding love, but a Fuku curse has haunted his family for generations, and may well prevent him from attaining his desires.

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  • "Read 'em and discuss"
  • "Kurze wundersame Leben des Oscar Wao"
  • "Brief wonderful life of Oscar Wao"
  • "奧斯卡.哇塞短暫奇妙的一生"
  • "奧斯卡哇塞-短暫奇妙的一生"
  • "Ao si ka . wa sai duan zan qi miao de yi sheng"
  • "Ao si ka. wa se duan zan qi miao de yi sheng"
  • "Ao si ka wa se- duan zan qi miao de yi sheng"
  • "奧斯卡哇塞的短暫奇妙一生"
  • "Books in a bag"
  • "Brief wondrous life of Oscar Wao"@pl
  • "Brief wondrous life of Oscar Wao"@it
  • "Ao si ka wa se de duan zan qi miao yi sheng"
  • "READ"
  • "Books in a box"

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  • "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 Fuk - the curse that has haunted the 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."
  • "Oscar, an overweight Dominican from a New Jersey ghetto, dreams of becoming a writer and finding love, but a Fuku curse has haunted his family for generations, and may well prevent him from attaining his desires."
  • "Oscar, an overweight Dominican from a New Jersey ghetto, dreams of becoming a writer and finding love, but a Fuku curse has haunted his family for generations, and may well prevent him from attaining his desires."@en
  • "Things have never been easy for Oscar. A ghetto nerd living with his Dominican family in New Jersey, he's sweet but disastrously overweight. He dreams of becoming the next J.R.R. Tolkien and he keeps falling in love. But poor Oscar may never get what he wants, thanks to the ancient curse that has haunted his family for generations."@en
  • "Overweight and nerdy Oscar lives with his Dominican American mother and sister in New Jersey and dreams of becoming a renowned author and finding true love, but unfortunately, a family curse stands in the way of his wishes."
  • "Living with an old-world mother and rebellious sister, an urban New Jersey misfit dreams of becoming the next J.R.R. Tolkien and believes that a long-standing family curse is thwarting his efforts to find love and happiness."
  • ""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"--Publisher's website."
  • "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 Fukœ-the curse that has haunted the Oscar's family for generations, dooming them to prison, torture, tragic accidents, and, above all, ill-starred love."
  • "Living with an Old World mother and rebellious sister, an urban New Jersey misfit dreams of becoming the next J.R.R. Tolkien and believes that a longstanding family curse is thwarting his efforts to find love and happiness."@en
  • ""La breve e favolosa vita di Oscar Wao": già dal titolo si capisce che il romanzo non avrà un lieto fine classico. Ma non importa. Perché la vita di Oscar - ribattezzato Wao da un amico dominicano che storpia il nome di Wilde è davvero favolosa. Da favola. Da favola letteraria, magica e realistica al tempo stesso. Nasce e cresce nel New Jersey, il grasso, poco attraente, intelligente e parecchio eccitato Oscar. Sua madre Belicia è una ex reginetta di bellezza scappata da Santo Domingo perché perseguitata dal clan del dittatore Trujillo, la sorella, Lola, è una ragazza dolce, assennata e insieme spericolata come tutte le dominicane di Diaz. L'intero albero genealogico di Oscar, come quello di altre migliaia di dominicani, è composto da figure torturate, espropriate, martirizzate."
  • "La presente obra, es una novela intensa, divertida y original, en la que el autor crea para la ficción el Universo Doyo (dominicanyork), con héroes y villanos, estigmas y zonas invisibles, anillos y superpoderes enfrentados. En la misma narra la vida de Óscar un nerd dominicanyork que anhela convertirse en el tolkien criollo."@es
  • "Publisher description: 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 Fukœ-the curse that has haunted the 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."@en
  • "Living with an old-world mother and rebellious sister, an urban New Jersey misfit dreams of becoming the next J. R. R. Tolkien and believes that a long-standing family curse is thwarting his efforts to find love and happiness."@en
  • "Publisher description: 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 Fukœ-the curse that has haunted the 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."
  • "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 fuku --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, -- Listen to Junot Di az's interview on iTunes "Meet the Author" hereDownload iTunes here"
  • "La saga tragi-comique d'une famille dominicaine émigrée aux États-Unis dans une banlieue du New Jersey, à travers le regard d'Oscar, obèse et recalé de l'amour en quête d'absolu. Nourrie des destins de ses aïeux brisés par la torture, la prison, l'exil et les amours impossibles, l'histoire d'Oscar s'écrit, fulgurante et désastreuse."
  • "De bijzondere levensgeschiedenis van een dikke, van science fiction bezeten Amerikaanse jongen en zijn Dominicaanse familie wordt bepaald door tientallen jaar dictatuur in de Dominicaanse Republiek."
  • "Things have never been easy for Oscar. A ghetto nerd living with his Dominican family in New Jersey, he's sweet but disastrously overweight. He dreams of becoming the next JRR Tolkien and he keeps falling hopelessly in love. Poor Oscar may never get what he wants, thanks to the Fuku - the curse that has haunted his family for generations."@en
  • "Things have never been easy for Oscar. A ghetto nerd living with his Dominican family in New Jersey, he's sweet but disastrously overweight. He dreams of becoming the next JRR Tolkien and he keeps falling hopelessly in love. Poor Oscar may never get what he wants, thanks to the Fuku - the curse that has haunted his family for generations."
  • "Una crónica familiar que abarca tres generaciones y dos países, La breve y maravillosa vida de Oscar Wao cuenta la historia del gordiflón y solitario Oscar de León en su intento de convertirse en el J.R.R. Tolkien Dominicano y su desafortunada búsqueda del amor. Pero Oscar sólo es la última víctima del fukú--una maldición que durante generaciones ha perseguido a su familia, condenándoles a vidas de tortura, sufrimiento y amor desdichado. Con unos personajes inolvidables y una prosa vibrante e hipnótica, esta novela confirma a Junot Díaz como una de las mejores y más deslumbrantes voces de nuestra época, y nos ofrece una sobrecogedora visión de la inagotable capacidad humana para perseverar y arriesgarlo todo por amor."

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  • "Verhalend proza"
  • "Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)"@en
  • "Romance fiction"@en
  • "Romance fiction"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Americké romány"
  • "Love stories"
  • "Love stories"@en
  • "Humorous stories"
  • "Humorous stories"@en
  • "American fiction"
  • "Roman dominicain (République dominicaine)"
  • "Domestic fiction"@en
  • "Domestic fiction"
  • "Roman américain"
  • "Roman familial"
  • "Romans (teksten)"
  • "Belletristische Darstellung"
  • "Powieść amerykańska"
  • "Powieść amerykańska"@pl
  • "Bildungsromans"
  • "Humorous fiction"
  • "Humorous fiction"@en
  • "Downloadable e-Books"
  • "Roman latino-américain"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Large type books"@en

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  • "奥斯卡瓦奥短暂而奇妙的一生"
  • "La breve y maravillosa vida de Oscar Wao"
  • "La breve y maravillosa vida de Oscar Wao"@es
  • "Kratak, čudnovat život Oscara Waoa"
  • "READS-TO-GO [bookclub kit for the brief wondrous life of Oscar Wao]"@en
  • "Das kurze wundersame Leben des Oscar Wao : Roman"
  • "Das kurze wundersame Leben des Oscar Wao"
  • "La breve favolosa vita di Oscar Wao"@it
  • "La breve favolosa vita di Oscar Wao"
  • "Krótki i niezwykły żywot Oscara Wao"@pl
  • "Kartki i čudesni život oskara vaa"
  • "Korotkai︠a︡ fantasticheskai︠a︡ zhiznʹ Oskara Vau : roman"
  • "Das kurze wundersame Leben des Oscar Wao Roman"
  • "Het korte maar wonderbare leven van Oscar Wao"
  • "Pin min ku zhai nan de shi jie mo ri : ao si ka.wa sai duan zan qi miao de yi sheng"
  • "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao"@en
  • "La breve y maravillosa vida de Óscar Wao"
  • "La breve y maravillosa vida de Óscar Wao"@es
  • "Andreas Pietschmann liest Das kurze wundersame Leben des Oscar Wao MP3-CD mit Daisy-Navigation"
  • "Brief wondrous life of oscar wao"
  • "The Brief wondrous life of Oscar Wao"
  • "La brève et merveilleuse vie d'Oscar Wao"
  • "Krátký, leč divuplný život Oskara Wajda"
  • "Kratko, čudovito življenje Oscarja Waa"
  • "Andreas Pietschmann liest Das kurze wundersame Leben des Oscar Wao"
  • "The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao"@en
  • "Aosika Waao duan zan er qi miao de yi sheng"
  • "貧民窟宅男的世界末日 : 奧斯卡.哇塞短暫奇妙的一生"
  • "Oscar Waos korta förunderliga liv"
  • "貧民窟宅男的世界末日 : 奧斯卡.哇塞-短暫奇妙的一生"
  • "La Maravillosa vida breve de Óscar Wao"
  • "The brief wondrous life of oscar"@en
  • "貧民窟宅男的世界末日 : 奧斯卡・哇塞短暫奇妙的一生"
  • "Kratki čudnovati život Oscara zvanog Wao"
  • "La maravillosa vida breve de Oscar Wao [Spanish text], Junot Diaz"
  • "The brief wondrous life of Oscar Wao"
  • "Cuộc đời ngắn ng̉ui và lạ kỳ c̉ua Oscar Wao"
  • "The brief wondrous life of Oscar Wao"@en
  • "La maravillosa vida de Oscar Wao"@es
  • "Pin min ku zhai nan de shi jie mo ri : ao si ka . wa sai duan zan qi miao de yi sheng"
  • "La breve y maravillosa vida de oscar wao"
  • "The brief wonderous life of Oscar Wao"
  • "Pin min ku zhai nan de shi jie mo ri : Aosika Wase duan zhan qi miao de yi sheng"
  • "Pin min ku zhai nan de shi jie mo ri : ao si ka. wa se- duan zan qi miao de yi sheng"
  • "A breve e assombrosa vida de Oscar Wao"
  • "La maravillosa vida breve de Óscar Wao"
  • "La maravillosa vida breve de Óscar Wao"@es

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