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Welcome to Manila in the turbulent period of the Philippines' late dictator. It is a world in which American pop culture and local Filipino tradition mix flamboyantly, and gossip, storytelling, and extravagant behavior thrive. A wildly disparate group of characters--from movie stars to waiters, from a young junkie to the richest man in the Philippines--becomes caught up in a spiral of events culminating in a beauty pageant, a film festival, and an assassination. In the center of this maelstrom is Rio, a feisty schoolgirl who will grow up to live in America and look back with longing on the land of her youth. "Entertaining and compelling. . . . At the end, you emerge from its intense, dreamlike world feeling as if you've been to the Philippines."--The Philadelphia Inquirer "Hagedorn transcends social strata, gender, culture, and politics in this exuberant, witty, and telling portrait of Philippine society."--The San Diego Union
Welcome to Manila in the turbulent period of the Philippines' late dictator. It is a world in which American pop culture and local Filipino tradition mix flamboyantly, and gossip, storytelling, and extravagant behavior thrive. A wildly disparate group of characters--from movie stars to waiters, from a young junkie to the richest man in the Philippines--becomes caught up in a spiral of events culminating in a beauty pageant, a film festival, and an assassination. In the center of this maelstrom is Rio, a feisty schoolgirl who will grow up to live in America and look back with longing on the land of her youth. "Entertaining and compelling. . . . At the end, you emerge from its intense, dreamlike world feeling as if you've been to the Philippines."--The Philadelphia Inquirer "Hagedorn transcends social strata, gender, culture, and politics in this exuberant, witty, and telling portrait of Philippine society."--The San Diego Union
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"A dangerous play which actually achieves its great ambitions... it focuses our attention on a land not well understood... What kind of price does the average person pay while living under a dictatorship? What does naked power look like?... Dogeaters is a play of important answers" Jose Rivera; "A stunning play of epic proportions" Chay Yew; "In Dogeaters the journey is as titillating as a great vacation that leads you willingly into danger. The play carves a clear narrative line out of a dense literary pastiche - a real accomplishment" New York Times"
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Set in the Philippines, this novel introduces a world where American pop culture mingles with local tradition. A wealth of characters, movie stars, pimps and freedom fighters affect the life of a young schoolgirl. The author's poetry is included in "Early Ripening: American Women Poets Now".
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- PublisherPandora
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0044408374
- ISBN 13 9780044408376
- BindingHardcover
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