TheBriefWondrousLifeofOscarWao

作者 Junot Diaz著
出版社 FaberandFaber
出版时间 2008年9月
ISBN 9780571241231
定价 84.00

内容简介

ThingshaveneverbeeneasyforOscar.AghettonerdlivingwithhisDominicanfamilyinNewJersey,he'ssweetbutdisastrouslyoverweight.HedreamsofbecomingthenextJ.R.R.Tolkienandhekeepsfallinghopelesslyinlove.Withdazzlingenergyandinsight,DiazimmersesusinthetumultuouslivesofOscarandhisfamilyandtheirattemptstofindloveandbelonging.Renderedwithuncommonwarmthandhumour,"TheBriefWondrousLifeofOscarWao"isanexcitingandcompletelyoriginalfirstnovelfromJunotDiaz.

作者简介

JunotDiazwasborninSantoDomingo,DominicanRepublic.HeisagraduateofRutgersUniversityandreceivedhisMasterofFineArtsDegreefromCornellUniversity.Hiscollectionofshortstories,Drown,wasdescribedas"adazzlinglytalentedfirstbook"byHermioneLeeintheIndependentonSunday.HeteachescreativewritingatMIT(MassachussettsInstituteofTechnology).

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