The story of Raymundo Mata, a visually impaired member of a 19th century anti-Spanish Philippine revolutionary society, is a polyphonic whirlwind of voices and histories. Told in the form of a memoir, the novel traces Mata''s childhood, his education... Zobraziť viac
Rosario Delgado, a Filipina novelist in New York City, learns of her mother''s death in the Philippines. Instead of rushing home, she puts off her return by embarking on an investigation into her family''s history and her mother''s supposed inheritance... Zobraziť viac
Gina Apostol''s debut novel, available for the first time in the US, tells of a young woman caught between a lifelong desire to escape into books and a real-world revolution. It is the mid-eighties, two decades into the kleptocratic, brutal rule of... Zobraziť viac
The story of Raymundo Mata, a visually impaired member of a 19th century anti-Spanish Philippine revolutionary society, is a polyphonic whirlwind of voices and histories. Told in the form of a memoir, the novel traces Mata''s childhood, his education... Zobraziť viac
It is the mid-eighties, two decades into the brutal rule of Ferdinand Marcos. The Philippine economy is in deep recession, and civil unrest is growing by the day. But Primi Peregrino has her own priorities: tracking down books and pursuing romantic... Zobraziť viac
