{"product_id":"dogeaters-9780140149043","title":"Dogeaters","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"An original, raw, and wild novel that has held its power and demands to be read.\" --Viet Thanh Nguyen, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sympathizer \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the National Book Award for Fiction and Winner of the American Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA classic and influential story--often considered \"the quintessential Filipino American novel\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e)--centered on the cultural and political stakes of life in Marcos-era Philippines\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e's Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWelcome to Manila in the turbulent period of the Philippines' late dictator. It is a world in which American pop culture and local Filipino tradition mix flamboyantly, and gossip, storytelling, and extravagant behavior thrive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA wildly disparate group of characters--including movie stars and waiters, a young junkie and the richest man in the Philippines--becomes ensnared in a spiral of events culminating in a beauty pageant, a film festival, and an assassination. At the center of this maelstrom is Rio, a feisty schoolgirl who will grow up to live in America and look back with longing on the land of her youth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJessica Hagedorn was born and raised in the Philippines and came to the United States in her early teens. Her novels include \u003ci\u003eToxicology\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDream Jungle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Gangster Of Love\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDogeaters\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the American Book Award and a finalist for the National Book Award. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eDanger And Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of poetry and prose, and the editor of three anthologies: \u003ci\u003eManila Noir\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCharlie Chan Is Dead: An Anthology of Contemporary Asian American Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCharlie Chan Is Dead 2: At Home In The World\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50629963448594,"sku":"9780140149043","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1674d8b8-1d91-4862-a20a-3dfd1d8a63e3.jpg?v=1737266003","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dogeaters-9780140149043","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}