{"product_id":"dogeaters-9780143138167","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\u003eJessica Hagedorn is the recipient of The Before Columbus Foundation's 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA classic and influential story 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\u003e\u003cb\u003eJessica Hagedorn\u003c\/b\u003e was born and raised in the Philippines and came to the United States in her early teens. In San Francisco, Hagedorn was mentored by poet and translator Kenneth Rexroth, who edited \u003ci\u003eFour Young Women\u003c\/i\u003e, the anthology that first featured her poetry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 finalist for the National Book Award. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Hagedorn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Her theatrical work includes adaptations of \u003ci\u003eDogeaters\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Gangster of Love\u003c\/i\u003e, and collaborations with Fabian Obispo (\u003ci\u003eFelix Starro\u003c\/i\u003e), Mark Bennett (\u003ci\u003eMost Wanted\u003c\/i\u003e), Campo Santo (\u003ci\u003eStairway To Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFe In The Desert\u003c\/i\u003e), Han Ong (\u003ci\u003eAirport Music\u003c\/i\u003e), Robbie McCauley \u0026amp; Laurie Carlos (\u003ci\u003eTeenytown\u003c\/i\u003e), Urban Bushwomen (\u003ci\u003eHeat\u003c\/i\u003e), Blondell Cummings (\u003ci\u003eThe Art Of War\/Nine Situations\u003c\/i\u003e), Lawrence \"Butch\" Morris (\u003ci\u003eCrayon Bondage\u003c\/i\u003e), Michael Gregory Jackson (\u003ci\u003eMango Tango\u003c\/i\u003e), and Ntozake Shange \u0026amp; Thulani Davis (\u003ci\u003eWhere The Mississippi Meets The Amazon\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Hagedorn wrote the screenplay for \u003ci\u003eFresh Kill\u003c\/i\u003e, the newly restored feature film directed by Shu Lea Cheang. She wrote the scripts for the experimental animated series \u003ci\u003eThe Pink Palace\u003c\/i\u003e, which was developed by Woo Art International. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From 1975-1985, Hagedorn led a band called The Gangster Choir. One of their signature songs, \"Tenement Lover\", is part of John Giorno's 1985 compilation album, \u003ci\u003eA Diamond Hidden in the Mouth of a Corpse\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jessica Hagedorn is the recipient of literary honors and awards including The Rome Prize for Literature, a Guggenheim Fiction Fellowship, a Philippine National Book Award, an American Book Award and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Before Columbus Foundation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatrick Rosal \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of five full-length poetry collections, including \u003ci\u003eThe Last Thing: New and Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e. He has received fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Fulbright Scholars Program. His work has been honored by the Academy of American Poets, the Poetry Society of America, and the Association for Asian American Studies. He has read and performed at hundreds of venues, including the Lincoln Center, the Villa Cesar Chavez Apartments for agricultural workers, the Filipino Community Hall (Delano), and other sites spanning four continents. He is a professor of English at Rutgers University-Camden and serves as campus codirector of the Institute for the Study of Global Racial Justice.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50891640701202,"sku":"9780143138167","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4cdfc549-2159-41a0-986e-dad42b82e664.jpg?v=1738170783","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dogeaters-9780143138167","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}