The title character of this 2007 novel receives his nickname after being mistaken for the author of The Importance of Being Earnest.
One character in this novel describes how her boyfriend Max dies with a film reel under his arm when his motorcycle is hit by a bus. Another character in this novel encounters a prophetic mongoose with golden eyes after two policemen who resemble Elvis nearly beat her to death in a field. Its main character is saved from death when he hits a freeway median planted with shrubbery after jumping off a turnpike bridge. This novel describes its main character's mother in its section "The Three Heartbreaks of Belicia Cabral," and introduces its main character in its opening chapter, "Ghetto Nerd at the End of the World." Its central family is afflicted by a fuku supposedly caused by Abelard's refusal to let his niece be raped by Trujillo. The title character of this 2007 novel receives his nickname after being mistaken for the author of The Importance of Being Earnest. For 10 points, name this novel about a Dominican boy growing up in New Jersey, written by Junot Diaz.
One character in this novel describes how her boyfriend Max dies with a film reel under his arm when his motorcycle is hit by a bus.
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao