Junot Díaz Knihy

Oscar je milý, plachý a trochu grambľavý mladík s nadváhou a láskou k fantastike, ktorý žije v New Jersey so staromódnou matkou a rebelujúcou sestrou, potajme sníva o tom, že sa stane dominikánskym Tolkienom a že vďaka tomu konečne nájde lásku.Nie je to však v jeho rukách, pretože jeho rodinu už po niekoľko generácií prenasleduje prastará kliatba fukú, ktorá rodinu sužuje rôznymi pohromami, nehodami, tragickými udalosťami a hlavne nešťastnými láskami. Oscar túži po prvom bozku, no zdá sa, že je ďalšou obeťou rodinného prekliatia. Rozhodne sa preto skoncovať s fukú, pretože v mene lásky treba riskovať naozaj všetko.Román Krátky neobyčajný život Oscara Waa je trpkoúsmevný multigeneračný príbeh dominikánskych prisťahovalcov na pozadí diktátorského režimu, ktorí sa v Amerike snažia zbaviť rodinnej kliatby, no rovnako sa dá povedať, že ide o tragickú a nesentimentálnu milostnú epizódu (lebo, kámo, fukú vždy zvíťazí), lekcie z dejín Dominikánskej republiky aj španielskeho pouličného slangu.Táto unikátna a sarkastická zmes histórie, fikcie a početných popkultúrnych odkazov vyvolala okamžite po vydaní obrovský rozruch na akademickej aj čitateľskej scéne a získala prakticky všetky významné literárne ocenenia, vrátane Pulitzerovej ceny za literatúru v roku 2008. Strhujúci a drsný, ale aj dojemný príbeh osamelého Oscara a jeho rodiny dodnes patrí k tomu najlepšiemu, čo vzniklo v hispánskej literatúre.

This is a collection of linked narratives about love: passionate love, illicit love, fading love and maternal love.

A powerful tale about the magic of memory and the infinite power of the imagination

Junot Diaz made his remarkable debut as a writer with this collection of stories that move from the barrios of the Dominican Republic to the struggling urban communities of New Jersey. The stories are all unflinching and strong and Diaz's prose crackles with an electric sense of discovery. In 'Ysrael', two brothers hunt a disfigured boy who hides behind a mask; in 'No Face', the mirror is flipped and the perspective belongs to the tormented. In 'Fiesta 1980', a spirited family gathering plays against the noiseless hum of a father's infidelities. In 'Boyfriend', a young man eavesdrops on the woman next door and colours in the life overheard with his own intense longing. There is an urgency and clarity to these beautifully crafted stories that renders them entirely of the moment. Diaz has veered off the well-travelled roads of contemporary fiction and captured a range of experience previously uncharted and now emphatically his own.

Award-winning and best-selling author Junot Díaz guest edits this year's The Best American Short Stories, the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction.

Oscar, an overweight Dominican from a New Jersey ghetto, dreams of becoming a writer and finding love, but Fuku, the curse has haunted his family for generations, may well prevent him from attaining his desires.

From Junot Díaz, Lynda Barry, Gary Shteyngart, and Kate Christensen to popular up-and-comers like Dan Kennedy, Wendy McClure, and Brock Clarke, Love Is a Four-Letter Word is a dead-on contemporary collection of true stories of seduction, heartbreak, and regret. Fearlessly revealing their shattered hearts and crushed egos; their indiscretions and indignities; their delusions, desperation, and disappointments, these talented writers capture the dark side of love in prose ranging from comic to poetic, poignant to cringe-inducing. Also featuring three cartoon/ graphic essays as a sixteen-page color insert, this anthology is perfect for anyone who's ever loved and lost.

Award-winning and best-selling author Junot Díaz guest edits this year's The Best American Short Stories, the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction.

La breve e favolosa vita di Oscar Wao : già dal titolo si capisce che il romanzo non avrà un lieto fine classico. Ma non importa. Perché la vita di Oscar - ribattezzato Wao da un amico dominicano che storpia il nome di Wilde è davvero favolosa. Da favola. Da favola letteraria, magica e realistica al tempo stesso. Nasce e cresce nel New Jersey, il grasso, poco attraente, intelligente e parecchio eccitato Oscar. Sua madre Belicia è una ex reginetta di bellezza scappata da Santo Domingo perché perseguitata dal clan del dittatore Trujillo, la sorella, Lola, è una ragazza dolce, assennata e insieme spericolata come tutte le dominicane di Diaz. L'intero albero genealogico di Oscar, come quello di altre migliaia di dominicani, è composto da figure torturate, espropriate, martirizzate.