Vintage Cebu Peter Bacho SIGNED-1991 Hardcover Asian American Literature- RARE

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Condition
Very Good: A book that has been read and does not look new, but is in excellent condition. No ...
Type
Novel
Signed
Yes
Ex Libris
No
Narrative Type
Fiction
Inscribed
Yes
Intended Audience
Young Adults, Adults
Country of Origin
United States
Edition
First Edition
Vintage
Yes
ISBN
9780295971131
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
University of Washington Press
ISBN-10
0295971134
ISBN-13
9780295971131
eBay Product ID (ePID)
87114

Product Key Features

Book Title
Cebu
Number of Pages
212 Pages
Language
English
Topic
General
Publication Year
1991
Genre
Fiction
Author
Peter Bacho
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
19.6 Oz
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
6.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
91-000323
Dewey Edition
20
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Synopsis
This remarkable first novel follows the struggle of Ben Lucero, a young Filipino American priest who must come to terms with his bifurcated notion of home as well as his own religious commitment., This remarkable first novel follows the struggle of Ben Lucero, a young Filipino American priest who must come to terms with his bifurcated notion of home as well as his own religious commitment. Ben's first visit to the city of Cebu in the Philippines, for his mother's burial, becomes the occasion of his corruption when he is confronted with the manipulative wiles of two enigmatic women, his powerful Aunt Clara and her glamorous young business associate, Ellen. Ben is inherently corruptible, but his moment of truth is advanced by what he sees as a perversion of Catholicism, namely the crucifixion as a means of bargaining with God. Despair, guilt, and their religious corollary, the need for redemption, follow Ben back to Seattle, where he attempts to unravel his existential dilemma. Bacho's vision is darkly comic, and he refuses to sentimentalize his demanding material. He conveys his vision well, balancing aphoristic meditations with the oblique revelations of funny, vivid, believable dialogue. His complex and timely message is underscored with skillful irony; even the denouement has an ambiguous twist, raising as many questions as answers. The fiction of Carlos Bulosan and Bienvenido N. Santos has long been valued for its depiction of the lives of Filipino immigrants; this book tells the story of those immigrants' American-born sons and daughters. Bach's dramatization of the conflict between Filipino and Filipino American cultures conveys the concerns of the post-World War II generation with boldness and skill., Upon returning to Cebu for his mother's funeral, Ben Lucero, a Filipino American priest, must reexamine his ideas of home and religion.
LC Classification Number
PS3552.A2573C4 1991

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