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After thirteen years of living in the U.S., Vince returns to his birthplace, the Philippines. As he ventures into the heat and chaos of the city, he encounters a motley cast of characters, including a renegade nun, a political film director, arrogant hustlers, and the country’s spotlight-driven First Daughter. Haunted by his childhood memories and a troubled family history, Vince unravels the turmoil, beauty, and despair of a life caught between a fractured past and a precarious future.Witty and mesmerizing, this novel explores the complex colonial and cultural history of the Philippines and the paradoxes inherent in the search for both personal and national identities.R. Zamora Linmark is the author of the novel Rolling the R's (Kaya Press) and two poetry collections, Prime Time Apparitions and The Evolution of a Sigh (Hanging Loose Press).
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Poet, novelist, and playwright R. Zamora Linmark was born in Manila, Philippines, and raised and educated in Honolulu, Hawaii. The recipient of a U.S.-Japan Friendship Commission and NEA fellowships and twice from the Fulbright Foundation, he has taught, as a Distinguished Visiting Professor in Creative Writing in universities in the United States and the Philippines. He is the author of four poetry collections, most recently Pop Verite, all from Hanging Loose Press. He also published the novels Leche (Coffee House Press) and Rolling the R's (Kaya Press) , which he'd adapted for the stage. His latest novel is The Importance of Being Wilde at Heart, his first book for young adults, from Delacorte/Random House. He currently resides in Baguio City, Philippines, and Honolulu, Hawaii.
