Fiction. LGBT Studies. Asian American Studies. 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.

Author City: Honolulu, HI USA

R. Zamora Linmark is the author of two novels, LECHE (Coffee House Press, 2011) and ROLLING THE R's (Kaya Press, 1997), and three poetry collections, PRIME TIME APPARITIONS (Hanging Loose Press, 2005), THE EVOLUTION OF A SIGH (Hanging Loose Press, 2008), and DRIVE-BY VIGILS (Hanging Loose Press, 2011). Linmark splits his time between Manila and Honolulu, Hawaii.

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