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In the country : stories / Mia Alvar.

Alvar, Mia, 1978- (author.).

Summary:

"Mia Alvar's ... debut gives us a vivid ... picture of the Filipino diaspora: exiles and emigrants and wanderers uprooting their families to begin new lives in the Middle East and America--and, sometimes, turning back"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0385352816
  • ISBN: 0804171491
  • ISBN: 9780385352819
  • ISBN: 9780804171496
  • Physical Description: 347 pages ; 23 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
The kontrabida -- The miracle worker -- Legends of the white lady -- Shadow families -- The Virgin of Monte Ramon -- Esmeralda -- Old girl -- A contract overseas -- In the country.
Subject:
Filipinos > Fiction.
Genre:
Fiction.
Short stories.

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