The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Sampul edisi Indonesia
PengarangJunot Díaz
Perancang sampulRodrigo Corral
NegaraAmerika Serikat
BahasaInggris, Spanyol
PenerbitRiverhead
Tanggal terbit
6 September, 2007
Jenis mediaPrint (hardback and paperback)
Halaman352 pp
ISBNISBN 1-59448-958-0
OCLC123539681
Desimal Dewey
813/.54 22
LCCPS3554.I259 B75 2007

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao adalah sebuah novel karya Junot Díaz. Meskipun sebuah karya fiksi, novel ini berlatarkan New Jersey di Amerika Serikat, tempat Díaz dibesarkan, dan membahas pengalaman Republik Dominika di bawah diktator Rafael Trujillo.[1] Novel ini mengisahkan kehidupan Oscar de León, seorang anak laki-laki Dominika yang kelebihan berat badan dan besar di Paterson, New Jersey, dia terobsesi dengan fiksi ilmiah, novel fantasi, perasaan jatuh cinta, serta kutukan yang melanda keluarganya selama beberapa generasi.

Dinarasikan oleh banyak karakter, novel ini menggabungkan sejumlah besar Bahasa Spanyol dan neologisme, serta referensi dari buku dan film fantasi dan fiksi ilmiah. Melalui tema kutukan fukú yang mengandung unsur realisme magis. Oscar Wao mendapat ulasan yang sangat positif dari para kritikus, yang memuji gaya penulisan Díaz dan cerita multi-generasi. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao kemudian memenangkan berbagai penghargaan pada tahun 2008, seperti National Book Critics Circle Award dan Penghargaan Pulitzer.[2]

Referensi

  1. ^ Stetler, Carrie (April 7, 2008). "Pulitzer winner stays true to Jersey roots". The Star-Ledger. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal July 4, 2008. Diakses tanggal April 7, 2008. 
  2. ^ "2008 Pulitzer Prizes for Letters, Drama and Music". The New York Times. April 7, 2008. Diakses tanggal March 20, 2021. 

Pranala luar

  • Audio recording of Junot Díaz reading from The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, with commentary. From the Key West Literary Seminar, 2008.
  • The Annotated Oscar Wao. Website explaining many of the book's Spanish phrases and cultural references
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