Bookclub-in-a-Box Discusses The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz (Book Club in a Box: The Complete Package for Readers and Leaders)

In this Pulitzer prize-winning novel, Oscar de Léon is an American-born man of Dominican descent. His family moved to New Jersey before Oscar was born, but weight of his Dominican heritage is heavy on his shoulders. The burden has been placed there by the historically evil shadow of Trujillo s long-time rule of the Dominican Republic. The story winds back through the generations to show how the events of this massively corrupt era continue to reverberate. We hear Oscar s story as well as those of his sister, his mother, and his grandfather. Throughout it all, Oscar is longing for love. Will Oscar find true love? Why is the Dominican Republic the epicenter of the western world, according to Díaz? What role does superstition play in forming and directing historical events? How successfully does the author merge two literary structures the fictional and non-fictional? These are the questions that Bookclub-in-a-Box explores. Every Bookclub-in-a-Box discussion guide includes complete coverage of the themes and symbols, writing style and interesting background information on the novel and the author.