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In the Country Stories

Paperback • 2016 • English

In the Country Stories

By Mia Alvar

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About the book

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.

Narrative theme: Displacement, exile, migration

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ISBN

9780804171496

Publisher

National Geographic Books

Published year

2016

Language

English

Original title

In the Country Stories

Format

Paperback

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