Ilustrado

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Ilustrado

by Miguel Syjuco
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ISBN - 10: 0670063959

ISBN - 13: 9780670063956

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It begins with a body. On a clear day in winter, the battered corpse of Crispin Salvador is pulled out of the Hudson River-and taken from the world is the controversial lion of Philippine literature. Gone, too, is the only manuscript of his final book, a work meant to rescue him from obscurity by exposing the crimes of the Filipino ruling families. Miguel, his student and only remaining friend, sets out for Manila to investigate.

 
            To understand the death, Miguel scours the life, piecing together Salvador's story through his poetry, interviews, novels, polemics, and memoirs. The result is a rich and dramatic family saga of four generations, tracing a hundred and fifty years of Philippine history forged under the Spanish, the Americans, and the Filipinos themselves. Ultimately we learn that this story belongs to young Miguel as much as to his lost mentor, and we are treated to an unhindered view of a society caught between reckless decay and hopeful progress.
 
            Exuberant and wise, wildly funny and deeply moving, Ilustrado explores the hidden truths that haunt every family. It is a daring and inventive debut by an ambitious and wholly original new voice.

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Illustrado

Illustrado

by Miguel Syjuco

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Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Hamish Hamilton Canada

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First edition, first printing as evidenced by a complete number line from 1 to 10; a solid, clean, unread copy in collectible condition; dust jacket is protected by a Brodart sleeve.

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Ilustrado. { Signed & Lined & Dated in Month of Publication.}. { First Edition/ First Printing.}.

Ilustrado. { Signed & Lined & Dated in Month of Publication.}. { First Edition/ First Printing.}.

by Miguel Syjuco

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Format: Hard Cover

Publisher: Hamish Hamilton. Penguin Canada

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8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Signed and Dated By Author. A VERY FINE, unread copy of the FIRST CANADIAN EDITION. FIRST PRINTING. " AS NEW." SIGNED and DATED by MIGUEL SYJUCO on the title page. DATED: MAY 12th., TORONTO. The author has also written the novel's LAST LINE below his signature and the date on the title page. : " WHAT WE PERCEIVE TO BE THE END.".

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