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Dogeaters
Dogeaters
Author: Jessica Hagedorn
Jessica Hagedorn has transformed her bestselling novel about the Philippines during the reign of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos into an equally powerful theatrical piece that is a multi-layered tour de force. As Harold Bloom writes, "Hagedorn expresses the conflicts experienced by Asian immigrants caught between cultures . . . she takes aim at raci...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780044408475
ISBN-10: 0044408471
Pages: 256
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Publisher: HarperCollins
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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I liked this one. Takes place in the Philipines in the early 50's. A huge cast of characters, told from the view of Rio, a young girl growing up then. She has been brought to America and is looking back on her childhood. Assassinations, dictators, pimps, junkies, beauty queens. This book has it all.


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