{"product_id":"dogeaters-contemporary-american-fiction","title":"Dogeaters (Contemporary American Fiction)","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eDogeaters (Contemporary American Fiction)\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eJessica Hagedorn\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780140149043\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003ePenguin Books\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e1991\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReissue\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e272\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\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\n\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the National Book Award for Fiction and Winner of the American Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Dogeaters (Contemporary American Fiction) | Jessica Hagedorn | Paperback | 9780140149043 | Used: Very Good | Back Stacks A 1776416","offer_id":49725556752536,"sku":"1776416","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/91-Myykz_5L.jpg?v=1787332575","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/dogeaters-contemporary-american-fiction","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}