Magdalena
by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 1891386298 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 1891386298 Global Overview for this book
3 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by katopua from Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein Germany on Saturday, December 31, 2011
excerpts from the backcover text:
Cecilia Manguerra Brainard has written an ambitious novel of forbidden love. Set against the turbulent history of East Asia in the twentieth century and by turns erotic and tragic, Magdalena vividly depicts three generations of strong Filipino women. (Aimee Liu)
Cecilia Manguerra Brainards's novel Magdalena takes its title from a protagonist descended from several generations of equally compelling female characters ... Brainard uses a nonlinear narrative and multiple points of view to describe the history of Philippines that roughly corresponds to its contact with the United States from the Spanish-American War to the war in Vietnam.
The novel brings into focus not only the romantic and social conflicts of different generations of women but also economic and racial divisions in the Philippines ...
Interspersed throughout the novel are archival photographs of places and people, photographs that remind the reader that while the characters are fictional, the backdrop is historical reality. (Kathleen Flanagan)
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Plain View Press, paperback, 2nd edition 2008, 164 pages
Cecilia Manguerra Brainard has written an ambitious novel of forbidden love. Set against the turbulent history of East Asia in the twentieth century and by turns erotic and tragic, Magdalena vividly depicts three generations of strong Filipino women. (Aimee Liu)
Cecilia Manguerra Brainards's novel Magdalena takes its title from a protagonist descended from several generations of equally compelling female characters ... Brainard uses a nonlinear narrative and multiple points of view to describe the history of Philippines that roughly corresponds to its contact with the United States from the Spanish-American War to the war in Vietnam.
The novel brings into focus not only the romantic and social conflicts of different generations of women but also economic and racial divisions in the Philippines ...
Interspersed throughout the novel are archival photographs of places and people, photographs that remind the reader that while the characters are fictional, the backdrop is historical reality. (Kathleen Flanagan)
...
Plain View Press, paperback, 2nd edition 2008, 164 pages
Journal Entry 2 by katopua at N/A, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Released 12 yrs ago (3/27/2012 UTC) at N/A, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases
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Wurde gerade aufgegeben. Macht sich als Leihgabe auf den Weg zu holle77
Gute Reise liebes Buch!
Melde Dich bald mal wieder!
Gute Reise liebes Buch!
Melde Dich bald mal wieder!
Vielen Dank fürs Leihen des Buches, es wird als nächstes gelesen.
This was my fourth book for the Phillipines and it was the best.
Without needing a dictionnary I could read the English fluently.
The story is very interesting telling of love and hate, of the differences between being poor or being rich, of what it meant to live as a Chinese under Filipinos, of the importance of the Catholic Church and of historic circumstances.
I liked very much to read it.
Without needing a dictionnary I could read the English fluently.
The story is very interesting telling of love and hate, of the differences between being poor or being rich, of what it meant to live as a Chinese under Filipinos, of the importance of the Catholic Church and of historic circumstances.
I liked very much to read it.
Magdalena macht sich noch im Laufe dieser Woche auf die Heimreise.
Heil heimgekehrt. Falls es noch jemand lesen möchte, schreibt mich einfach an. Es darf gerne wieder auf Wanderschaft gehen.
Returned home.
Returned home.
Released 6 yrs ago (11/29/2017 UTC) at Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein Germany
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Macht sich als Leihgabe auf den Weg zum Lesen ohne Zeitlimit.
Dieses und zwei andere Philippinen-Bücher sind heute gut bei mir angekommen. Ich freue mich schon darauf, es zu lesen und es wird mir bei der 1 Jahr = 1 Land-Challenge weiterhelfen. Vielen lieben Dank für diese Leihgabe!
The second book by this author that I have read. Interesting, entertaining and sad.
Journal Entry 10 by book-a-billy at -- Per Post geschickt/ Persönlich weitergegeben --, Bayern Germany on Wednesday, June 20, 2018
Released 5 yrs ago (6/15/2018 UTC) at -- Per Post geschickt/ Persönlich weitergegeben --, Bayern Germany
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This book may travel back home :-)
Dieses Buch ist schon vor Ewigkeiten zurückgekehrt. Wurde aufgrund von Renovierungsarbeiten aber erst jetzt ausgepackt.
Wandert wieder in das Regal mit Philippinischen Autoren und kann gerne erneut ausgeliehen werden.
Wandert wieder in das Regal mit Philippinischen Autoren und kann gerne erneut ausgeliehen werden.