The release date for the English version of 'The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao' by
Junot Díaz is Sep 2007. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
Oscar is a nice but tragically overweight, lovesick Dominican ghetto geek, and things have never been easy for him. Oscar, who lives in New Jersey with his traditional mother and disobedient sister, aspires to be the Dominican J. R. R. Tolkien and, above all, to discover true love. However, the Fukoe—the curse that has plagued the Oscar family for decades, condemning them to imprisonment, torture, terrible mishaps, and, most importantly, unrequited love—may prevent him from ever achieving his goals. Oscar is just its latest victim—he's still waiting for his first kiss.
The Dominican-American experience is depicted by Diaz with real warmth, brilliant energy, humor, and intelligence, eventually highlighting the unending human will to persist in the face of pain and loss. Diaz immerses us in the turbulent life of Oscar and the history of the family at large. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, a genuine literary success, affirms Junot Diaz's status as one of the greatest and most fascinating voices of our day.