THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO

A ghetto nerd living with his Dominican family in New Jersey, Oscar's sweet but disastrously overweight. He dreams of becoming the n ext J. R. R. Tolkien and he keeps falling hopelessly in love. With dazzling energy and insight Díaz immerses us in the tumultuous li ves of Oscar/ his runaway sister Lola/ their beautiful mother Belicia/ and in the family's uproarious journey from the Dominican Rep ublic to the US and back.'The Best Novel of the 21st Century to Date' - BBC Culture.