An embarrassment of riches
Ong, Charlson
An embarrassment of riches / Charlson Ong - viii, 425 pages
The Victorianas, an island west of the Philippines, whose dictator, General Azurin, has just died. In the upcoming elections to fill the power vacuum, a motley crew of characters shows up to play the politics game, including the daughter of the island’s richest tycoon, a leader of the underground Liberation movement, a charismatic preacher, an enigmatic feng shui master, and Jeffrey Kennedy Tantivo, a self-exile just returned who, along with becoming embroiled in the political scene, also struggles to uncover his hidden past.
Centennial literary prize, 1898-1998. Second prize / English novel.
9715422020
Philippine fiction (English)
899.2103
An embarrassment of riches / Charlson Ong - viii, 425 pages
The Victorianas, an island west of the Philippines, whose dictator, General Azurin, has just died. In the upcoming elections to fill the power vacuum, a motley crew of characters shows up to play the politics game, including the daughter of the island’s richest tycoon, a leader of the underground Liberation movement, a charismatic preacher, an enigmatic feng shui master, and Jeffrey Kennedy Tantivo, a self-exile just returned who, along with becoming embroiled in the political scene, also struggles to uncover his hidden past.
Centennial literary prize, 1898-1998. Second prize / English novel.
9715422020
Philippine fiction (English)
899.2103