Young adult fiction
Mariposa Gang and Other Stories
PHP 280.00
"Deceptive and devastating, Catherine Torres? Mariposa Gang and Other Stories tells the story of Filipinos whose dreams are crushed by unfortunate social reality and are forced to leave their homeland to search for a better life on foreign shores. Repleting with themes of loneliness, feelings of alienation, and rootlessness, her stories paint the authenticity of human life and its fleeting nature in the most familiar and nostalgic sense. "
Publisher: "Catherine Torres, writer and diplomat, was born in Manila in
1980. Her stories have won Palanca Awards and appeared in
journals and anthologies in the Philippines, Singapore, and the
United States. She studied Psychology at the University of
the Philippines and worked briefly in the corporate world
and in media. In 2004, she joined the Foreign Service, which
has taken her to postings in New Delhi, Singapore, and now,
Berlin. She has helped her husband, a Korean scholar, translate
Korean literary works into English, but considers their son,
Samuel, their best project yet. When world affairs and her
writing schedule permit, Cathy enjoys watching the waves
and playing the ukulele. Her YA novel Sula?s Voyage was
released by Scholastic Asia in 2016."
Year: 2016
Category: Fiction - Short Stories
Language: English
Pages count: 113
Word count: 39172
Dimensions: 15.25 x 23 cm
ISBN: 978-971-506-774-4
Keywords: "Flash fiction, OFW, Alienation"
Awards: " Winner, Best Book of Short Fiction in English, 36th National Book Awards"