| The Lamentable Journey of Omaha Bigelow into the Impenetrable Loisaida Jungle | |
| Author: | Edgardo Vega Yunqué |
| Border: | yes |
| Cover Artist: | from Getty Images |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | picaresque, magic realism, metafiction |
| Published: | 2004 (The Overlook Press) |
| Media Type: | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages: | 352 |
| Isbn: | 978-1-58567-630-9 |
The Lamentable Journey of Omaha Bigelow into the Impenetrable Loisaida Jungle is a 2004 novel by Edgardo Vega Yunqué.
The novel follows Omaha Bigelow, a 35-year-old failure, with whom Maruquita Salsipuedesa, a 15-year-old bruja, falls in love. She has her mother perform a "Ceremony of Enlargement" that makes him frequently irresistible to women, and picaresque, magic realist, erotic adventures follow.
Omaha Bigelow's[1] [2] narrative is frequently interrupted by authorial commentary, on topics including baseball, literary ethnic ghettos, racism, and U. S. warmongering.
Regarding the title: "Loisaida" is the Nuyorican pronunciation of "Lower East Side".
Reviews were positive in general, although some criticized the authorial intrusions.