The Woman Who Had Two Navels and Tales of the Tropical Gothic [electronic resource]
Nick Joaquin2017
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Celebrating the centennial of his birth, the first-ever U.S. publication of
Philippine writer Nick Joaquin's seminal works, with a foreword by PEN/Open Book
Award-winner Gina Apostol
A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice
Nick Joaquin is widely considered one of the greatest Filipino writers, but he
has remained little-known outside his home country despite writing in English.
Set amid the ruins of Manila devastated by World War II, his stories are steeped
in the post-colonial anguish and hopes of his era and resonate with the ironic
perspectives on colonial history of Gabriel García Márquez and Mario Vargas
Llosa. His work meditates on the questions and challenges of the Filipino
individual's new freedom after a long history of colonialism, exploring
folklore, centuries-old Catholic rites, the Spanish colonial past, magical
realism, and baroque splendor and excess. This collection features his
best-known story, "The Woman Who Had Two Navels," centered on Philip...
Main title:
Author:
Nick Joaquin, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Penguin Classics, 2017
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (480 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781524704544
Language:
English
BRN:
436475
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |