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'sThis short form of the title appears in several reviews and is used by the author himself. 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".
Reception Reviews were positive in general, although some criticized the authorial intrusions.
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