Dogeaters (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Jessica Hagedorn
- First Published: 1990
- Type of Work: Novel
- Time of Work: The 1950’s to the 1970’s
- Setting: Manila, the Philippines
- Principal Characters: Rio Gonzaga, Freddie Gonzaga, Pucha Gonzaga, Joey Sands, Uncle, Severo Luis “Chuchi” Alacran, Rosario “Baby” Alacran, Orlando “Romeo” Rosales, Trinidad Gamboa, Senator Domingo Avila, Daisy Avila
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism, Postcolonial literature
- Subjects: 1950’s, Maturation or coming of age, Class conflict, Homosexuality or homosexuals, Sex or sexuality, Prostitution or prostitutes, Rape, Asia or Asians, Violence, Adultery, Assassination, Corruption, Cruelty, Guerrillas or guerrilla warfare, Nightclubs, Torture, Asian Americans, Civil wars, Philippines or Filipinos
- Locales: Manila, Philippines
With this complex, richly detailed, and accomplished first novel, Jessica Hagedorn confirms for herself a place in the foremost ranks of the growing number of writers who are creating a flourishing Asian American literature. Jessica Hagedorn was born in post-World War II Manila but emigrated to the United States at the age of twelve and has lived in San Francisco or New York since. In the artistic circles of these two American metropolises, she has made a reputation for herself as a performance artist, band leader, radio commentator, and writer; much of her work takes a feminist...
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