{"product_id":"9780140149043","title":"Dogeaters","description":"\u003cb\u003e“An original, raw, and wild novel that has held its power and demands to be read.” —Viet Thanh Nguyen, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sympathizer \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the National Book Award for Fiction and Winner of the American Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA classic and influential story—often considered “the quintessential Filipino American novel” (\u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e)—centered on the cultural and political stakes of life in Marcos-era Philippines\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWelcome to Manila in the turbulent period of the Philippines’ late dictator. It is a world in which American pop culture and local Filipino tradition mix flamboyantly, and gossip, storytelling, and extravagant behavior thrive. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA wildly disparate group of characters—including movie stars and waiters, a young junkie and the richest man in the Philippines—becomes ensnared in a spiral of events culminating in a beauty pageant, a film festival, and an assassination. At the center of this maelstrom is Rio, a feisty schoolgirl who will grow up to live in America and look back with longing on the land of her youth.","brand":"Jessica Hagedorn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":46886740492500,"sku":"9780140149043","price":23.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/9208\/files\/BNCImageAPI_6fac5bcb-d318-4549-8a4d-f4b8207e4ed1.jpg?v=1757368035","url":"https:\/\/penguinshop.ca\/products\/9780140149043","provider":"Penguin Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}