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Ulirát: Best Contemporary Stories in Translation from the Philippines

Penned By Tilde Acuña
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Ulirát: Best Contemporary Stories in Translation from the Philippines

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A man grows mushrooms from his nostrils, a town elects three mayors at the same time, a woman gives birth to a snake, and a boy wonders if his soldier father is an aswang. Ulirát: The Best Contemporary Stories in Translation from the Philippines offers alternative visions of the islands beyond poverty and paradise. A vital survey of the richness and diversity of modern Philippine short stories, Ulirát features fiction from Filipino, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Ilocano, Waray, Kinaray-a, and Akeanon translated into English for the first time for international audiences. Vigorous writing from Filipino writers living in different parts of the archipelago re-animate Duterte’s Philippines, dramatizing everything from the drug wars, widespread corruption, and environmental degradation in surprisingly surreal and illuminating ways.Tagalog for “consciousness,” the anthology champions a more expansive, nuanced conception of Filipino literature beyond the confines of English-language Filipino literature.

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Length 384 Pages
Language Eng
Imprint Gaudy Boy
Released March, 2021
Identifier (ISBN) 55955319
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Tilde Acuña is the author of several novels. Originally from the East Coast, they now live in the Midwest with family. In addition to writing, Tilde Acuña enjoys gardening, cooking, and reading way past bedtime. Their work often explores the complexities of everyday life and human relationships.

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