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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  • The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao es la primera novela del escritor dominicano-estadounidense Junot Díaz. Ha sido galardonada con el Premio Pulitzer de novela 2008 y el premio National Book Critics Circle Award en 2008. Además, ha sido considerada la mejor novela de 2007 por las revistas Time y New York Magazine. La novela toca temas sobre el racismo, la dictadura de Rafael Leónidas Trujillo en la República Dominicana y sobre todo de la vida de las segundas generaciones de inmigrantes en los Estados Unidos. En español se ha publicado como La maravillosa vida breve de Óscar Wao (Mondadori, 2008).
  • Oscar Waon lyhyt ja merkillinen elämä on Junot Díazin vuonna 2007 ilmestynyt esikoisromaani. Teos on saanut Pulitzer-palkinnon 2008 ja kriitikkojen National Book Critics Circle Awardin. Sen on suomentanut Vuokko Aitosalo, ja suomennos ilmestyi 2008. Teoksen synty kesti yksitoista vuotta. Díaz käyttää siinä toden illuusiota, jonka suhteen lukijan tulee olla varuillaan. "Haluan rikkoan tämän illuusion. " Díazin teos kuvaa yhden suvun matkaa Dominikaanisesta tasavallasta New Jerseyyn ja takaisin Yhdysvaltoihin. Keskushenkilönä on nuori Oscar, surullisen hahmon ritari, ja hänen rinnallaan tulevat mukaan äiti, sisar, isoäiti ja tyttöystävät. Suorastaan pääosassa on Dominikaaninen tasavalta ja sen diktaattori Rafael Léonidas Trujillo Molina.
  • La breve favolosa vita di Oscar Wao è un romanzo di Junot Diaz scrittore dominicano naturalizzato statunitense. Sebbene si tratti di un'opera di fantasia, il libro contiene ampi riferimenti all'infanzia dell'autore nel New Jersey ed all'esperienza storica, a Santo Domingo, della dittatura di Trujillo. Negli USA il romanzo ha ricevuto critiche molto favorevoli vincendo anche numerosi premi come il National Book Critics Circle Award ed il Premio Pulitzer per la narrativa.
  • 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. The title is a nod to Hemingway's short story "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber".
  • «Короткая и удивительная жизнь Оскара Уао» (англ. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao) — роман 2007 года, написанный американцем доминиканского происхождения Жуно Диасом. Произведение было удостоено Пулитцеровской премии 2008 года. Некоторые литературоведы считают, что выбор жюри Пулитцеровской премии в номинации «Художественная проза» напоминает об общем внимании англоязычной литературы к голосам второго поколения иммигрантов США.
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  • La breve favolosa vita di Oscar Wao è un romanzo di Junot Diaz scrittore dominicano naturalizzato statunitense. Sebbene si tratti di un'opera di fantasia, il libro contiene ampi riferimenti all'infanzia dell'autore nel New Jersey ed all'esperienza storica, a Santo Domingo, della dittatura di Trujillo. Negli USA il romanzo ha ricevuto critiche molto favorevoli vincendo anche numerosi premi come il National Book Critics Circle Award ed il Premio Pulitzer per la narrativa.
  • «Короткая и удивительная жизнь Оскара Уао» (англ. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao) — роман 2007 года, написанный американцем доминиканского происхождения Жуно Диасом. Произведение было удостоено Пулитцеровской премии 2008 года. Некоторые литературоведы считают, что выбор жюри Пулитцеровской премии в номинации «Художественная проза» напоминает об общем внимании англоязычной литературы к голосам второго поколения иммигрантов США.
  • The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao es la primera novela del escritor dominicano-estadounidense Junot Díaz. Ha sido galardonada con el Premio Pulitzer de novela 2008 y el premio National Book Critics Circle Award en 2008. Además, ha sido considerada la mejor novela de 2007 por las revistas Time y New York Magazine.
  • Oscar Waon lyhyt ja merkillinen elämä on Junot Díazin vuonna 2007 ilmestynyt esikoisromaani. Teos on saanut Pulitzer-palkinnon 2008 ja kriitikkojen National Book Critics Circle Awardin. Sen on suomentanut Vuokko Aitosalo, ja suomennos ilmestyi 2008. Teoksen synty kesti yksitoista vuotta. Díaz käyttää siinä toden illuusiota, jonka suhteen lukijan tulee olla varuillaan. "Haluan rikkoan tämän illuusion.
  • 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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