Ready Reference Treatise: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

Oscar De Leon is the central character of the novel. He happens to be an overweight Dominican boy who grows up in Peterson, New Jersey. The boy is obsessed with science fiction and fantasy novels.

He is also obsessed with falling in love. At the same time, the book details the curse that has plagued this Dominican boy’s family for several generations.

The novel has multiple narrators. There is noticeable amount of Spanglish and neologism. Several references to science fiction books, films, and fantasy are also there.

Ready Reference Treatise: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Copyright
Chapter Two: Plot Overview
Chapter Three: Characters
Chapter Four: Complete Summary
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Chapter Five: Critical Analysis