Amazon cover image
Image from Amazon.com
Image from Coce

Cave and shadows / Nick Joaquin ; introduction by Vicente Garcia Groyon.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Mandaluyong City : Anvil Publishing, Inc., 2017Description: xii, 234 pages ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9789712738425
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 899.210308072 J574c 23
LOC classification:
  • PL5543 .J62 2017
Contents:
August in Manila -- The cave -- Among the Manzanos -- The Hermana -- Sticks and stones -- The Goddess -- Death by Water -- The archbishop -- Darkness in August.
Summary: "A gripping novel from National Artist for Literature Nick Joaquin, Cave and Shadows follows a man named Jack Henson, an American expatriate from Davao. Jack never imagined he would ever agree to do a favor for his ex- wife. But when his stepdaughter, Nenita Coogan's body is found naked and lifeless in a locked-down cave, Jack goes undercover to investigate the case and catch the killer. Set in seedy Manila of the 1970s, Cave and Shadows explores the themes of identity and history, corruption and colonialism." -- Back cover
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books Main Library Fiction Section FIC J574c 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1-2 Available 031097
Books Books Main Library Fiction Section FIC J574c 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 2-2 Available 032456

August in Manila -- The cave -- Among the Manzanos -- The Hermana -- Sticks and stones -- The Goddess -- Death by Water -- The archbishop -- Darkness in August.

"A gripping novel from National Artist for Literature Nick Joaquin, Cave and Shadows follows a man named Jack Henson, an American expatriate from Davao. Jack never imagined he would ever agree to do a favor for his ex- wife. But when his stepdaughter, Nenita Coogan's body is found naked and lifeless in a locked-down cave, Jack goes undercover to investigate the case and catch the killer. Set in seedy Manila of the 1970s, Cave and Shadows explores the themes of identity and history, corruption and colonialism." -- Back cover

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.