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Dogeaters: A Novel
Jessica HagedornWinner of the American Book Award
Finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction & Winner of the American Book Award
A classic & influential story—often considered “the quintessential Filipino American novel” (The Nation)—centered on the cultural & political stakes of life in Marcos-era Philippines
Welcome to Manila in the turbulent period of the Philippines’ late dictator. It is a world in which American pop culture & local Filipino tradition mix flamboyantly, & gossip, storytelling, & extravagant behavior thrive.
A wildly disparate group of characters—including movie stars & waiters, a young junkie & the richest man in the Philippines—becomes ensnared in a spiral of events culminating in a beauty pageant, a film festival, & an assassination. At the center of this maelstrom is Rio, a feisty schoolgirl who will grow up to live in America & look back with longing on the land of her youth.
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Jessica Hagedorn is the author of the novels Dogeaters & The Gangster of Love, Dream Jungle, & a collection of poetry & short fiction, Danger & Beauty. She is also the author of Danger and Beauty, a collection of poetry & prose, & the editor of Charlie Chan Is Dead: An Anthology of Contemporary Asian American Fiction. Her plays include Most Wanted, the Heaven Trilogy, & the stage adaptation of Dogeaters. Hagedorn recently edited Manila Noir, a crime fiction anthology, for Akashic’s acclaimed Noir series. She teaches in the MFA creative writing program at Long Island University–Brooklyn.
www.jessicahagedorn.net
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