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Key Information
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| Authors: |
Junot Diaz |
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2007 National Book Critics Circle Award |
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Professional Reviews
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Booklist: "Propelled by compassion, Diaz's novel is intrepid and radiant." (starred review) |
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Format: Hardcover, 352
Publisher: Riverhead Books (September 06, 2007)
Measurements: 8.5"(h) x 5.75"(w) x 1"(d), 1 lbs.
ISBN: 9781594489587 |
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They say it came first from Africa, carried in the screams of the enslaved; that it was the death bane of the Tainos, uttered just as one world perished and another began; that it was a demon drawn into Creation through the nightmare door that was cracked open in the Antilles. |
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Living with an old-world mother and rebellious sister, an urban New Jersey misfit dreams of becoming the next J. R. R. Tolkien and believes that a long-standing family curse is thwarting his efforts to find love and happiness. A first novel by the author of the collection <IT>Drown<RO>. 100,000 first printing. |
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