Dogeaters

Dogeaters
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Publisher : Open Road Media
Total Pages : 312
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ISBN-10 : 9781480440203
ISBN-13 : 1480440205
Rating : 4/5 (205 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Dogeaters by : Jessica Hagedorn

Download or read book Dogeaters written by Jessica Hagedorn and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2013-08-06 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finalist for the National Book Award and a 2015 Wall Street Journal 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 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.


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