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The Woman Who Had Two Navels and Tales of the Tropical Gothic

Paperback • 2017 • 1. edition

The Woman Who Had Two Navels and Tales of the Tropical Gothic

By Nick Joaquin

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About the book

Nick Joaquin is widely considered one of the greatest Filipino writers, but he has remained little-known outside his home country despite writing in English. With the post-colonial sensibilities of Junot Diaz, Teju Cole, and Jhumpa Lahiri and an ironic perspective of colonial history resonant with Marques and Llosa, Joaquin is a long-neglected writer ready to join the ranks of the world classics. His work meditates on the questions and challenges of the Filipino individual's new freedom after a ...Show more

Magical realism
Fantasy romance
Narrative theme: Displacement, exile, migration

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ISBN

9780143130710

Publisher

Penguin Books Ltd

Published year

2017

Language

Edition

1

Original title

The Woman Who Had Two Navels and Tales of the Tropical Gothic

Format

Paperback

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