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Anyone wondering how Hispanic migration to the United States is shaping American fiction must read The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. The debut novel by Dominican-American Junot Diaz, author of Drown, a much-praised collection of short stories, it is remarkable not only for its vivid portrayal of the Dominican diaspora but also for its zestful celebration of hybrid cultures.
The son of immigrants from Santo Domingo now living in Paterson, New Jersey, Oscar is an overweight teenager who retreats into those eternal refuges of the chronically uncool – science fiction and fantasy role-playing. He dreams of becoming “the Dominican Tolkien”. Like his sister, Lola, he is stricken by that “particularly Jersey malaise – the inextinguishable longing for elsewheres”.”*
*From: http://www.ft.com
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