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a fabulous new paperback
One of my favorite books from last year has just come out in paperback. It is getting the recognition it deserves. It won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction last year. Here’s what I said about it in my year-end round-up:
“The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao”(Riverhead) by Junot Diaz. This story bounces across the pages. Oscar is intelligent, overweight and obsessed. He’s a Dominican kid living in New Jersey with his comic books and a fantasy of one day finding the woman of his dreams. The action shifts to the Dominican Republic, where Oscar becomes enamored with a dangerous female. This inspirational tragedy unfolds with diabolical precision among astonishing footnotes.
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By Big Fan
August 21, 2008 12:37 PM | Link to this
TBWLofOW is also a finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize … visit www.daytonliterarypeaceprize.org for the scoop. ‘Tis quite the book.By sarah
August 21, 2008 12:31 PM | Link to this
I have read several of Diaz’s short stories in the New Yorker and have really enjoyed them. I am going to the bookstore on my lunchbreak today to pruchase this book. By the way, Vic, we have been trying to find you to see if you would be interested in reviewing any of our Orange Frazer books. My boss, Marcy, told me you used to be a fan of ours.Let me know if you are interested. Sincerely, Sarah Orange Frazer Press 937.382.3196By Laura
August 21, 2008 12:28 PM | Link to this
Dearest Vick: “TBWLofOW” is also a finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize! - visit www.daytonliterarypeaceprize.org for the whole deal - and it IS a big deal - in a really good way. Love, Your biggest fan.