The woman who had two navels ; and, Tales of the tropical gothic
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The woman who had two navels ; and, Tales of the tropical gothic
（Penguin classics）（Penguin books, . Literature）
Penguin, c2017
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"The selections in this volume were first published in the Philippines."--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. [xxxix]-xli)
Contents of Works
- Three generations
- The legend of the dying wanton
- The mass of St. Sylvestre
- The summer solstice
- May day eve
- The woman who had two navels
- Guardia de Honor
- Doña Jerónima
- The order of Melkizedek
- Cándido's apocalypse
- A portrait of the artist as Filipino : an elegy in three acts
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Description
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 long history of colonialism, exploring folklore, centuries-old Catholic rites, the Spanish colonial past, magical realism, and baroque splendour and excess. This collection features his best-known story, 'The Woman Who Had Two Navels,' centred on Philippine emigrants living in Hong Kong and later expanded into a novel, the much-anthologised story 'May Day Eve,' and a canonical play, A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino.
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