Dogeaters: A Novel

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Dogeaters: A Novel

Finalist for the National Book Award and a 2015Â Wall Street JournalÂ Book Club selection: An intense portrait of the Philippines in the late 1950s

Dogeaters follows a diverse set of characters through Manila, each exemplifying the countryâ€™s sharp distinctions between social classes. Celebrated novelist and playwright Jessica Hagedorn effortlessly shifts from the capitalâ€™s elite to the poorest of the poor. From the countryâ€™s president and first lady to an idealist reformer, from actors and radio DJs to prostitutes, seemingly unrelated lives become intertwined.Â

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