In the Country: Stories
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Description
In these nine globe-trotting tales, Mia Alvar gives voice to the women and men of the Philippines and its diaspora.
A Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction Book of the Century
From teachers to housemaids, from mothers to sons, Alvar’s stories explore the universal experiences of loss, displacement, and the longing to connect across borders both real and imagined. In the Country speaks to the heart of everyone who has ever searched for a place to call home—and marks the arrival of a formidable new voice in literature.
A Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction Book of the Century
From teachers to housemaids, from mothers to sons, Alvar’s stories explore the universal experiences of loss, displacement, and the longing to connect across borders both real and imagined. In the Country speaks to the heart of everyone who has ever searched for a place to call home—and marks the arrival of a formidable new voice in literature.
PUBLISHER:
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10:
0804171491
ISBN-13:
9780804171496
BINDING:
Paperback
BISAC:
Fiction
PUBLICATION YEAR:
2016
NUMBER OF PAGES:
368
BOOK DIMENSIONS:
0.76(H) x 5.18(W) x 8(D)
AUDIENCE TYPE:
General / adult
LANGUAGE:
English