Dogeaters

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Publication Year:
2013

ISBN-13: 9781480440203

<DIV><DIV><a><B>Finalist for the National Book Award and a 2015&#160;Wall Street Journal&#160;Book Club selection:</B></a><B> An intense portrait of </B><B>th</B><B>e Philippines in the late 1950s</B></DIV><BR /><I>Dogeaters</I> follows a diverse set of characters through Manila, each exemplifying the country&rsquo;s sharp distinctions between social classes. Celebrated novelist and playwright Jessica Hagedorn effortlessly shifts from the capital&rsquo;s elite to the poorest of the poor. From the country&rsquo;s president and first lady to an idealist reformer, from actors and radio DJs to prostitutes, seemingly unrelated lives become intertwined.&#160;</DIV>