An edition of The umbrella country (1999)

The umbrella country

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An edition of The umbrella country (1999)

The umbrella country

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A novel about a poor boy growing up in 1970s Manila. He is Gringo whose father beats his mother and dreams of emigrating to the United States. Gringo's older brother, Pipo, enjoys dressing like a woman and one day is raped by the owner of a beauty parlor down the street. For that the owner is murdered. Eventually, the father obtains a visa and the family emigrate.

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Publisher
Ballantine Books
Language
English
Pages
298

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Cover of: The umbrella country
The umbrella country
1999, Ballantine Books
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Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
813/.54
Library of Congress
PS3568.E263 U53 1999

The Physical Object

Pagination
298 p. ;
Number of pages
298

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL352193M
ISBN 10
0345428889
LCCN
98011668
OCLC/WorldCat
39778669
Library Thing
927506
Goodreads
383798

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