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An epic of the old Philippines, lyric reflections on longing, and an erotic dance drama make up this collection.
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About the Author
Merlinda Bobis has received numerous awards, prizes and fellowships for her fiction, poetry and plays, among them the Prix Italia for "Rita's Lullaby," the Steel Rudd Award for the Best Published Collection of Australian Short Stories, the Judges' Choice Award (Bumbershoot Bookfair, Seattle Arts Festival) and the Philippine National Book Award for "White Turtle," or "The Kissing," and the Philippine Balagtas Award, a lifetime achievement award for her fiction and poetry in English, Pilipino and Bicol. Her plays have been performed in Australia, the Philippines, France, China, Thailand and the Slovak Republic. Banana Heart Summer is her first novel; its Australian edition was short-listed for the Australian Literary Society Gold Medal. Her second novel, "The Solemn Lantern Maker," will be released in the U.S. in 2009. As a performer for stage and radio, Merlinda works with artists from various genres. She lives in Australia where she teaches creative writing.
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"Bobis can produce some genuinely haunting pieces. This is a touching work from an established poet." —Hamesh Wyatt, Otago Daily Times
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- PublisherSpinifex Press
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 1875559760
- ISBN 13 9781875559763
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages203
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