Cebu
A novel about a Filipino American man’s reckoning with family, faith, and cultural conflict.
Work Information
A novel about a Filipino American man’s reckoning with family, faith, and cultural conflict.
Book Information
- Publisher
- Univ of Washington Pr
- Published
- 1991-11-01
- Pages
- 212 pages
- Language
- 英語
- Size
- 22.78 x 15.32 x 1.63 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9780295971322
- ISBN-10
- 0295971320
- Price
- 5151 JPY
- Category
- 洋書/Literature & Fiction/Contemporary
Upon returning to Cebu for his mother's funeral, Ben Lucero, a Filipino American priest, must reexamine his ideas of home and religion
Peter Bacho teaches in the Liberal Studies Program at the Evergreen State College and is the author of several books, including Cebu (UWP, 1991; winner of American Book Award), Dark Blue Suit (UWP, 1996; winner of Washington State Book Award), Entrys (U Hawaii Press, 2005), and Leaving Yesler (Pleasure Boat Studio, 2010).
Reviews
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CEBU a film in development .
I was getting ready to visit The Philippines for the first time and a friend of mine suggested that I read CEBU, as I really did not know very much about the country and culture. I guess the only thing that I knew about the politics is that they once had a dictator "Marcos" who had a wife that owns 3000 pairs of shoes, CEBU is the only book that I know of that gives a clear picture of The Philippines in the mid 20th century as seen from a 1st generation Filipino American's view point. CEBU touches on WW2, Filipino gangs in Seattle, Martial Law, and the Catholic Church. I am very glad that I read CEBU before I went to Manila. Bacho's book deserves a shot on screen.
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Great book, what more can I say?
Loved it, I bought this class for a Filipino American Culture class I'm taking and I have got to say out of the three readings in that class we had I enjoyed this the most. I absolutely love the author's writing style, it's both intriguing and grasps the reader, but is also more of an easy (less literary) read than other culture books. It is definitely graphic in some passages, but overall I would definitely recommend for anyone wanting a interesting read.
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Interesting
This is a really good read. This book is written from the view of a priest, so I never knew where it was going. It has sad moments and more sad moments especially when it comes to romance.