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“An original, raw, & wild novel that has held its power & demands to be read.” — Viet Thanh Nguyen, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The SympathizerFinalist for the National Book Award for Fiction & Winner of the American Book AwardA classic & influential story—often considered “the quintessential Filipino American novel” (The Nation)—centered on the cultural & political stakes of life in Marcos-era PhilippinesWelcome to Manila in the turbulent period of the Philippines’ late dictator. It is a world in which American pop culture & local Filipino tradition mix flamboyantly, & gossip, storytelling, & extravagant behavior thrive.A wildly disparate group of characters—including movie stars & waiters, a young junkie & the richest man in the Philippines—becomes ensnared in a spiral of events culminating in a beauty pageant, a film festival, & an assassination. At the center of this maelstrom is Rio, a feisty schoolgirl who will grow up to live in America & look back with longing on the land of her youth. °°° Jessica Hagedorn is the author of the novels Dogeaters & The Gangster of Love, Dream Jungle, & a collection of poetry & short fiction, Danger & Beauty.

Who reads Dogeaters : A Novel?

Author

Hagedorn, Jessica Tarahata

Publisher

Penguin Books Ltd

Published

1990

Language

EN

ISBN

9781480440203

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction

Rating

3.59 / 5 (1,631 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14