Dogeaters
Jessica Hagedorn
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Ebook in EPUB format. Available for immediate download after we receive your order
Ebook in EPUB format. Available for immediate download after we receive your order
Publisher:
Open Road Media
Open Road Media
DRM:
Watermark
Watermark
Publication Year:
2013
2013
ISBN-13:
9781480440203
Description:
<DIV><DIV><a><B>Finalist for the National Book Award and a 2015 Wall Street Journal 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’s sharp distinctions between social classes. Celebrated novelist and playwright Jessica Hagedorn effortlessly shifts from the capital’s elite to the poorest of the poor. From the country’s president and first lady to an idealist reformer, from actors and radio DJs to prostitutes, seemingly unrelated lives become intertwined. </DIV>