Historical fiction
A River, One-Woman Deep
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"A short story collection and novella in one, A River, One-Woman Deep tackles conflicted memories intertwined with strained family relationships and the protagonists? beloved homeland. World Literature Today calls Ty-Casper?s ?sobering descriptions of the intersection of the global and personal? a ?moving narrative, brimming with strength and humility."""
Publisher: Linda Ty-Casper was born in Manila, Philippines, grew up in Malabon, and has lived in the United States since 1956, remaining a citizen of the Philippines. Her short stories have appeared in three collections; in anthologies and literary magazines in several countries. Her novels, historical and contemporary, trace the ?troubled moments and movements? from the 1750s (The Peninsulars) to the 1980s (DreamEden). Awaiting Trespass was selected as one of the Top 5 Women?s Fiction in England, 1986. She has degrees from the University of the Philippines and Harvard;received the SEA WRITE Award, ALIWW Parangal, Pamana, UNESCO/ PEN, Rockefeller (Bellagio), Radcliffe Fellowship; and is a member of the Boston Authors, UP Writers, Society of Radcliffe Fellows, Restoring Sight International, and Birthright. Writing is her way of coming home to visit, of being home away from home.
Year: 2018
Category: Fiction - Short Stories
Language: English
Pages count: 189
Word count: 64173
Dimensions: 15 x 23 cm
ISBN: 978-971-506-823-9
Keywords: "Historical, dictatorship, Asian American Literature"
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