{"product_id":"dogeaters-jessica-hagedorn-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\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jessica Hagedorn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 014014904X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140149043\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/1991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.79h x 5.04w x 0.55d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e National Book Awards - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/31\/1991","brand":"Jessica Hagedorn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44049139237119,"sku":"9780140149043","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ce719669-e07c-4715-8dfd-30c30987e214.jpg?v=1684999858","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dogeaters-jessica-hagedorn-9780140149043","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}