Dogeaters (Contemporary American Fiction)

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Dogeaters (Contemporary American Fiction)

â€œAs sharp and fast as a street boyâ€™s razor . . . a rich small feast of a book.â€â€”The New York Times Book Review

Welcome to Manila in the turbulent period of the Philippinesâ€™ 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 charactersâ€”from movie stars to waiters, from a young junkie to the richest man in the Philippinesâ€”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.

â€œEntertaining and compelling. . . . At the end, you emerge from its intense, dreamlike world feeling as if youâ€™ve been to the Philippines.â€â€”The Philadelphia Inquirer

â€œHagedorn transcends social strata, gender, culture, and politics in this exuberant, witty, and telling portrait of Philippine society.â€â€”The San Diego Union
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Country USA
Brand Penguin Books
Manufacturer Penguin Books
Binding Paperback
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 1991-07-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780140149043

Country	USA
Brand	Penguin Books
Manufacturer	Penguin Books
Binding	Paperback
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	1991-07-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780140149043

Dogeaters (Contemporary American Fiction)

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