The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
by Diaz, Junot
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Mission Viejo, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Riverhead Books, 2007. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Printing in First State dustjacket with Walter Mosley blurb on the back panel. Full number line and $24.95 price present. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. An excellent copy. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box..
Synopsis
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (2007) is a best-selling novel written by Dominican author Junot Díaz. Although a work of fiction, the novel is set in New Jersey where Díaz was raised and deals explicitly with his ancestral homeland's experience under dictator Rafael Trujillo. It has received numerous positive reviews from critics and went on to win numerous prestigious awards in 2008, such as the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Cahill Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002984
- Title
- The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
- Author
- Diaz, Junot
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Riverhead Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2007
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Number Line
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- Blurb
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- First State
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- Fine
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