Miramax and producer Scott Rudin have acquired screen rights to "
The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao," the critically acclaimed first novel by Junot Diaz.
Just published by Riverhead, the novel focuses on a sexually frustrated, overweight youth who attends Rutgers U. and fantasizes about beautiful women. Woven into his quest to find love is a family history that goes back to the Dominican Republic and includes love, violence and a curse.