The Gangster of love /
Hagedorn, Jessica Tarahata , 1949-
The Gangster of love / Jessica Hagedorn. - 311 pages 20 cm.
and her best friend, the wildly unpredictable, enigmatic Keiko. These, along with other characters real and imagined, form a family story spanning generations and cultures. Together they grow to and through adulthood, acquiring spouses, lovers, companions, children, and in-laws her troubled and bedeviled brother, Voltaire her wonderfully eccentric uncle, Marlon making a place for themselves in the world Rocky's spirited and deeply traditional mother, Milagros shattering myths, icons, and expectations struggling to find that point where alienation and assimilation, identity and dignity, coincide. Discusses the story of Rocky Rivera, who plays in a dissolute rock band with her on-again, off-again boyfriend, Elvis Chang
9780140159707
Domestic fiction.
Filipino Americans
Philippine fiction (English).
PS 9993.H24 / .G155 1996
The Gangster of love / Jessica Hagedorn. - 311 pages 20 cm.
and her best friend, the wildly unpredictable, enigmatic Keiko. These, along with other characters real and imagined, form a family story spanning generations and cultures. Together they grow to and through adulthood, acquiring spouses, lovers, companions, children, and in-laws her troubled and bedeviled brother, Voltaire her wonderfully eccentric uncle, Marlon making a place for themselves in the world Rocky's spirited and deeply traditional mother, Milagros shattering myths, icons, and expectations struggling to find that point where alienation and assimilation, identity and dignity, coincide. Discusses the story of Rocky Rivera, who plays in a dissolute rock band with her on-again, off-again boyfriend, Elvis Chang
9780140159707
Domestic fiction.
Filipino Americans
Philippine fiction (English).
PS 9993.H24 / .G155 1996
