Books set in Philippines (41)
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Everything We Never Had by Randy Ribay EN
Country: Asia / 
Philippines
Philippines
Description:
Winner of the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Longlisted for the National Book Award From the author of the National Book Award finalist Patron Saints of Nothing comes an emotionally charged, moving novel about four generations of Filipino American boys grappling with identity, masculinity, and their fraught father-son relationships. Watsonville, 1930. Francisco Maghabol barely ekes out a living in the fields of California. As he spends what little money he earns at dance halls and faces increasing violence from white men in town, Francisco wonders if he should’ve never left the Ph... continue
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For a House Made of Stone : Gina's Story by Gina French, Andrew Crofts EN
Country: Asia / Philippines
Philippines
Description:
All Gina wanted was to help support her family and protect them from the elements with a house made of stone. This is the true story of a girl from the Philippines who wanted to repay her family for the trouble she'd caused them and ended up on trial for murder in the UK in 2001.
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Happy Stories, Mostly by Norman Erikson Pasaribu EN
IndonesiaDescription:
Playful, shape-shifting and emotionally charged, Happy Stories, Mostly is a collection of twelve stories that queer the norm. Inspired by Simone Weil's concept of 'decreation', and often drawing on Batak and Christian cultural elements, these tales put queer characters in situations and plots conventionally filled by hetero characters. The stories talk to each other, echo phrases and themes, and even shards of stories within other stories, passing between airports, stacks of men's lifestyle magazines and memories of Toy Story 3, such that each one almost feels like a puzzle piece of a larger w... continue
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Horse Barbie : A Memoir by Geena Rocero EN
Country: Asia / Philippines
Philippines
Description:
“A moving chronicle of trans resilience and joy” (Vogue) from one of Out100’s Most Impactful and Influential LGBTQ+ Storytellers “Groundbreaking . . . [Rocero] quite literally models what triumph can look like.”—Glamour (Women of the Year) WINNER OF THEM’S AWARD FOR LITERATURE • A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Book Riot, Elle, Esquire As a young femme in 1990s Manila, Geena Rocero heard, “Bakla, bakla!,” a taunt aimed at her feminine sway, whenever she left the tiny universe of her eskinita. Eventually, she found her place in trans pageants, the Philippines’ informal national sport. When her competit... continue
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How to Stand Up to a Dictator by Maria Ressa EN
Country: Asia / Philippines
Philippines
Description:
WINNER OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE 2021 What will you sacrifice for the truth? Maria Ressa has spent decades speaking truth to power. But her work tracking disinformation networks seeded by her own government, spreading lies to its own citizens laced with anger and hate, has landed her in trouble with the most powerful man in the country: President Duterte. Now, hounded by the state, she has multiple arrest warrants against her name, and a potential 100+ years behind bars to prepare for - while she stands trial for speaking the truth. How to Stand Up to a Dictator is the story of how democracy di... continue
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In the Country : Stories by Mia Alvar EN
Country: Asia / Philippines
Philippines
Description:
In these nine globe-trotting tales, Mia Alvar gives voice to the women and men of the Philippines and its diaspora. From teachers to housemaids, from mothers to sons, Alvar’s stories explore the universal experiences of loss, displacement, and the longing to connect across borders both real and imagined. In the Country speaks to the heart of everyone who has ever searched for a place to call home—and marks the arrival of a formidable new voice in literature.
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Country: Asia / Philippines
Philippines
Description:
Two women, a Filipino translator and an American filmmaker, go on a road trip in Duterte's Philippines, collaborating and clashing in the writing of a film script about a massacre during the Philippine-American War. Chiara is working on a film about an incident in Balangiga, Samar, in 1901, when Filipino revolutionaries attacked an American garrison, and in retaliation American soldiers created 'a howling wilderness' of the surrounding countryside. Magsalin reads Chiara's film script and writes her own version. Insurrecto contains within its dramatic action two rival scripts from the filmmaker... continue
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Last call Manila : Roman by Jose Yap Dalisay DE
Country: Asia / Philippines
Philippines
Description:
Ein Zinksarg trifft auf dem Manila International Airport ein, in dem laut Begleitschein eine Tote namens Aurora V. Cabahug liegt. Ein Polizist, der den Sarg in ihre Heimatstadt transportieren soll, kennt den Namen der Frau – er hat sie erst gestern als Sängerin »Rory« in einer Bar gesehen. Er erfährt, dass die Tote die Schwester von Rory ist, die unter deren Namen nach Saudi-Arabien als Dienstmädchen vermittelt wurde. Aus der Recherche, warum sie das tat, ob und warum sie umgebracht wurde, wie sie auf den Philippinen und dann in Hongkong und Saudi-Arabien gelebt hat, entwickelt sich ein wunder... continue