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{{quote|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. ''Fuká americanus'', or more colloquially, fuká-- generally a curse or a doom of some kind; specifically the Curse and the Doom of the New World.}}
''[[The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao]]'' is a 2007
Between all of the geek references, untranslated Spanish, slang, and footnotes, you might get lost in the text and believe that Díaz [[Viewers Are Geniuses|assumes too much]] from the reader, or that he is aiming to disorient the reader. However, understanding all of his references [[Genius Bonus|doesn't add much to understanding the text]].
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* [[A Man Is Not a Virgin]] - {{spoiler|Oscar before he is executed by Ybon's boyfriend's goons.}}
* [[All Girls Want Bad Boys]] - Played straight, subverted and deconstructed all in the same book.
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