Ulirát: Best Contemporary Stories in Translation from the Philippines by Kristine Ong Muslim
OVERVIEW
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: 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, Ulirá tfeatures 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.
PRODUCT INFO
- Publisher : Gaudy Boy Translates (February 27, 2021)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 378 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0999451421
- ISBN-13 : 978-0999451427
- Item Weight : 1.05 pounds
- Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.95 x 8.5 inches