{"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.\" \u003cbr\u003e--Viet Thanh Nguyen, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sympathizer \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinalist for the National Book Award for Fiction and Winner of the American Book Award\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--from movie stars to waiters, from a young junkie to the richest man in the Philippines--becomes caught up in a spiral of events culminating in a beauty pageant, a film festival, and an assassination. In 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 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-2988939\"\u003eJessica Hagedorn\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/1991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\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\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140149043\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 014014904X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC014000\"\u003eHistorical | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC051000\"\u003eCultural Heritage\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42698041098477,"sku":"9780140149043","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_4b9cc3ae-f48e-4fa4-b568-9309a4d3e26d.jpg?v=1649893854","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/dogeaters-9780140149043","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}