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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
by Junot Díaz
2009 is One Book for Greater Hartford’s eighth year to gather the community around a work of contemporary fiction. With this year's selection, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, we explore the duality of the immigrant experience. Author Junot Díaz immerses us in the tumultuous life of Oscar and the history of the family at large, rendering with humor and insight the Dominican-American experience, and, ultimately, the endless human capacity to persevere in the face of heartbreak and loss.
Author Event October 23, 2009
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Romulo Samaniego, Board Director at Hartford Public Library, One Book author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao ,Junot Diaz and Alexander Samaniego
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Marie Basche, Director of Academic Success Center at Capital Community College, Hartford and One Book Author, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao,Junot Diaz
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Denisse Burgos, library assistant at Hartford Public Library’s Goodwin Branch, One Book author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Junot Diaz and Shirley Navarro,Capital Community College student
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Eduardo Genao
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