The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
GPTKB entity
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
novel
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| gptkbp:adaptation |
film adaptation in development
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| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Junot_Díaz
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| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Pulitzer_Prize_for_Fiction
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| gptkbp:characteristics |
humor
social issues historical context cultural identity social commentary cultural hybridity emotional depth narrative complexity historical figures magical elements complex characters intertextuality pop culture references coming-of-age story mythical elements satirical elements footnotes nonlinear narrative emphasis on family exploration of diaspora tragic_elements |
| gptkbp:criticalReception |
acclaimed
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| gptkbp:culturalHeritage |
gptkb:The_Lord_of_the_Rings
Star Wars The Godfather The Great Gatsby The Catcher in the Rye |
| gptkbp:genre |
historical fiction
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
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| gptkbp:influences |
magical realism
science fiction postcolonial literature American_literature Latin_American_literature Dominican_culture Hispanic_literature |
| gptkbp:ISBN |
978-1-59420-049-5
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| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:mainCharacter |
gptkb:Ybón_de_León
gptkb:Oscar_de_León |
| gptkbp:narrativeStyle |
multigenerational
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| gptkbp:pageCount |
368
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| gptkbp:publishedBy |
2007
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| gptkbp:publisher |
gptkb:Riverhead_Books
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| gptkbp:setting |
gptkb:Dominican_Republic
gptkb:New_Jersey |
| gptkbp:theme |
family
love identity immigration fate |
| gptkbp:wrote |
gptkb:Ybón_de_León
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