{"title":"Bino A Realuyo","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"umbrella-country-book-bino-a-realuyo-9780345428882","title":"The Umbrella Country","description":"\"Certain things are better kept than said. . . .\u003cbr\u003e But certain things you have to find out now. . . .\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e On the tumultuous streets of Manila, where the earth is as brown as a tamarind leaf and the pungent smells of vinegar and mashed peppers fill the air, where seasons shift between scorching sun and torrential rain, eleven-year-old Gringo strives to make sense of his family and a world that is growing increasingly harsher before his young eyes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e There is Gringo's older brother, Pipo, wise beyond his years, a flamboyant, defiant youth and the three-time winner of the sequined Miss Unibers contest; Daddy Groovie, whiling away his days with other hang-about men, out of work and wilting like a guava, clinging to the hope of someday joining his sister in Nuyork; Gringo's mother, Estrella, moving through their ramshackle home, holding her emotions tight as a fist, which she often clenches in anger after curfew covers the neighborhood in a burst of dark; and Ninang Rola, wise godmother of words, who confides in Gringo a shocking secret from the past--and sets the stage for the profound events to come, in which no one will remain untouched by the jagged pieces of a shattered dream.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As Gringo learns; shame is passed down through generations, but so is the life-changing power of blood ties and enduring love.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In this lush, richly poetic novel of grinding hardship and resilient triumph, of selfless sacrifice and searing revelation, Bino A. Realuyo brings the teeming world of 1970s Manila brilliantly to life. While mapping a young boy's awakening to adulthood in dazzling often unexpected ways, The Umbrella Country subtly works sweet magic.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49526377611537,"sku":"CIN0345428889G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51001237438737,"sku":"NIN9780345428882","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":52814906392849,"sku":"CIN0345428889VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0345428889.jpg?v=1750909258"},{"product_id":"nuyorasian-anthology-book-bino-a-realuyo-9781889876078","title":"The Nuyorasian Anthology","description":"This book is distributed by Temple University Press for the Asian-American Writers' Workshop. The history of Asian-Americans in the United States has traditionally been focused on the West Coast and Hawaii; yet, the community on the East Coast, particularly New York City, has been steadily growing since the first three Chinese students came to the city in 1847. A collection of fiction, poetry, essays, and art, \"The NuyorAsian Anthology\" maps Asian American life in New York City, beginning with works by poet Jose Garcia Villa in the 1930s and the birth of the Asian-American literary and political movement in the 1970s. The collection also explores the more contemporary voices of Pico Iyer, Bharati Mukherjee, Jessica Hagedorn, Kimiko Hahn, Vijay Seshadri, Wang Ping, and many others. Ranging in age from 16 to 87, more than sixty writers and artists look at love and loss, work and history, identity and sexuality, loneliness and dislocation, giving a closer look at the most diverse ethnic community in the United States. Their language is raw and experimental, yet immediately classic. \"The NuyorAsian Anthology\" examines the character of New York City itself, its intense dynamic, and its residents' attempts to decipher its ever elusive meanings. New York has been the home and inspiration of many of the most important artists of our time-including some of our most extraordinary Asian-American voices. Like the city about which they are written, these are stories, poems, and essays that stare back: unencumbered, longing, distanced, and moving. Author note: Bino A. Realuyo is the co-founder of the Asian American Writer's Workshop. His first novel, \"The Umbrella Country\", will be released by Ballantine in 1999. His poetry and fiction have appeared in such literary journals as \"The Kenyon Review\", \"The Literary Review\", \"New Letters\" and \"Manoa\". 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