Boston. 1996. August 1996. Houghton Mifflin. 1st Printing. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0395754127. 311 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Michaela Sullivan. Front jacket art: ‘Time’ (1965) by Mati Klarwein. keywords: Literature America Women. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Jessica Hagedorn's first novel, Dogeaters, was nominated for the National Book Award and hailed by Robert Stone as ' the definitive novel of the encounter between the Philippines and America.' Hagedorn's long-awaited second novel, The Gangster of Love, is equally compelling as she continues to illuminate flamboyantly that intersection where American pop culture and local Filipino tradition commingle. Alternating between the Philippines and the United States, The Gangster of Love is the story of Rocky Rivera, who plays in a dissolute rock band with her on-again, off-again boyfriend, Elvis Chang. Rocky's spirited and deeply traditional mother, Milagros, her troubled and bedeviled brother, Voltaire, her wonderfully eccentric uncle, Marlon, and her best friend, the wildly unpredictable and enigmatic Keiko, along with other characters real and imagined, create a story that spans generations and cultures. inventory #22678 ISBN: 0395754127.

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Bookseller: Zeno's (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 22678
Title: Hagedorn, Jessica
Author: The Gangster of Love
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0395754127
ISBN 13: 9780395754122
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Place of Publication: Boston
This edition first published: 1996

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