Ilustrado
$21.25
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
2 March 2027
Summary
It begins with a body. On a clear day in winter, the battered corpse of Crispin Salvador is pulled from the Hudson River—taken from the world is the controversial lion of Philippine literature. Missing, too, is the only manuscript of his final book—meant to rescue him from obscurity by exposing the corrupt roots of power behind the Filipino ruling families.
His student, Miguel, is suspicious of the suicide verdict. He investigates: first sifting through the dead man’s work for clues, …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781037409271 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1037409272 |
| Author: | Miguel Syjuco |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Macmillan |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 2 March 2027 |
| Dimensions: | 130mm x 197mm |
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Critics Review
Bristling with comic verve, metafictional playfulness, and an undertone of expatriate nostalgia … an impressive, vibrant mix of Borgesian literary labyrinth and acerbic émigré comedy * The Sunday Times *
A seethingly ambitious debut … US critics have cited Bolaño as an obvious comparison; others may think of Midnight’s Children-era Rushdie * Independent *
Miguel Syjuco is his country’s most original and unflinching literary voice – Salman Rushdie
Brilliantly conceived, and stylishly executed, [Ilustrado] covers a large and tumultuous historical period with seemingly effortless skill. It is also ceaselessly entertaining, frequently raunchy, and effervescent with humour – Judges of the Man Asian Literary Prize
A dazzling and virtuosic adventure – Joseph O’Connor, author of Star of the Sea
With Ilustrado, Miguel Syjuco obliges us to remake the canons of our great classics of contemporary literature. Ilustrado is, literally, a masterpiece – Alberto Manguel
A big, bold, cunning, impassioned, plangent and very funny book * The Scotsman *
Miguel Syjuco
Miguel Syjuco is a Filipino author, journalist, civil society advocate, and professor at New York University Abu Dhabi. He has written for international publications, including the New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, the Globe & Mail, and the CBC. His debut novel, Ilustrado, was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year and won both the Man Asian Literary Prize and the Grand Prize at the Palanca Awards.
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