The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

Name: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
ISBN: 9781594483295

by Junot Díaz

Anisfield-Wolf Book · 2008 · WinnerDayton Literary · 2008 · Winner

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Literary FictionISBN 9781594483295

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
Anisfield-Wolf Book Award – Fiction	2008	Winner
Dayton Literary Peace Prize – Fiction	2008	Winner

About the Author

Junot DíazDominican-American

Junot Díaz (born 1968) is a Dominican-American author renowned for his vivid portrayals of the immigrant experience in works like the short story collection Drown (1996), the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (2008), and This Is How You Lose Her (2012). He has also received a MacArthur "Genius" Fellowship (2012) and numerous other honors for his innovative blend of English and Spanglish (MacArthur Foundation). Díaz teaches creative writing at MIT and continues to publish, with no death recorded.