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"The Philippines is central to two empires, the Spanish and the American. Joaquin is central to the literature of the Philippines. To read Joaquin is to gain access to how three cultures intersected in the Pacific, mixing explosively with blood, violence, and fantasy in ways that foreshadow wha...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Joaquin, Nick (Author)
Other Authors: Apostol, Gina (writer of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, New York : Penguin Books, [2017]
Series:Penguin classics.
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Summary:"The Philippines is central to two empires, the Spanish and the American. Joaquin is central to the literature of the Philippines. To read Joaquin is to gain access to how three cultures intersected in the Pacific, mixing explosively with blood, violence, and fantasy in ways that foreshadow what is happening in the Philippines today." -- amazon.com.
Physical Description:xli, 432 pages ; 20 cm.
ISBN:9780143130710
0143130714