Riverrun (Paperback)

Danton Remoto

ISBN 10: 9814882860 / ISBN 13: 9789814882866

Published by Penguin Random House SEA, 2020

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Paperback. A rite-of-passage novel in the life of a young gay man growing up in a colourful and chaotic dictatorshipRiverrun is a novel that talks about the rite of passage in the life of a young gay man who grew up in a colourful and chaotic dictatorship. Shaped in the form of a memoir, it glides from childhood to young adulthood, from provincial barrio to cosmopolitan London. Its chapters are written like flash fiction, talk stories and vignettes; interlaced with recipes, a feature article, poems and vivid songs. Riverrun marks the global debut of 'one of Asia's best writers'. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Riverrun (Paperback)
• Publisher: Penguin Random House SEA
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9814882860
• ISBN 13: 9789814882866
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Riverrun is a novel that talks about the rite of passage in the life of a young gay man who grew up in a colorful and chaotic dictatorship. Shaped in the form of a memoir, it glides from childhood to young adulthood, from provincial barrio to cosmopolitan London. Its chapters are written like flash fiction, talk stories, and vignettes; interlaced with recipes, a feature article, poems, and vivid songs. Riverrun marks the global debut of one of Asia’s best writers.

About the Author

Danton Remoto is a Professor of Creative Writing and Head of School, English, at the University of Nottingham Malaysia. He was educated at Ateneo de Manila University, University of Stirling, University of the Philippines, and Rutgers University. He has received fellowships and honours from the Asian Scholarship Foundation, British Council, Fulbright Foundation, and the Don Carlos Palanca Awards for Literature, among others. The Writers’ Union of the Philippines gave him a National Achievement Award in Literature (Gawad Balagtas sa Panitikan) in 2015. He was a Fellow at the Cambridge Conference on Contemporary Literature at Downing College, Cambridge University and the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference at Middlebury College, Vermont. He has published a book of short fiction, three books of poems, and five books of non-fiction, all written originally in English. His body of work is cited in The Routledge Concise History of Southeast Asian Writing in English, The Encyclopedia of Postcolonial Literature, and The Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Literature.