BOOKS
Demigods and monsters : stories

Publisher: University of the Philippines Press,


Title Details
  • Demigods and monsters :
Publishers
  • Diliman, Quezon City :University of the Philippines Press,c2019
Descriptions
  • vii, 145 pages ;23 cm
Isbn
    9789715428880
Language
    In English.
Subjects
  • Short stories, Philippine (English)
Material Type
  • BK
  • Book
Location MAIN
Item Call Number PR 9550.9 .H3 D4 2019
Status Available
Barcode 18736
Library Of Congress Control Number
International Standard Book Number
  • International Standard Book Number - 9789715428880
Authentication Code
  • Authentication code - lcode
Library Of Congress Call Number
  • Classification number - PR 9550.9 .H3
  • Item number - D4 2019
Main Entry
  • Personal name - Hau, Caroline S.,
  • Dates associated with a name - 1969-
  • Relator term - author.
Title Statement
  • Title - Demigods and monsters :
  • Remainder of title - stories /
  • Statement of responsibility, etc. - Caroline S. Hau.
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (imprint)
  • Place of publication, distribution, etc. - Diliman, Quezon City :
  • Name of publisher, distributor, etc. - University of the Philippines Press,
  • Date of publication, distribution, etc. - c2019
Physical Description
  • Extent - vii, 145 pages ;
  • Dimensions - 23 cm
Content Type
  • Content type term - text
Media Type
  • Media type term - unmediated
Carrier Type
  • Carrier type term - volume
General Note
  • General note - Short stories.
Formatted Contents Note
  • Formatted contents note - Child A -- The girl in the aqua dress -- Harmony -- The Love Hospital -- Moon Bear -- House-sitting -- A portrait of the artist as Filipina : a documentary -- A glossary of literary terms -- Two days in May -- Demigods and monsters -- At the museum -- Obituaries -- Haunted
Summary, Etc.
  • Summary, etc. - "A child commits an unspeakable act against another child. A woman avails herself of the services of a love hospital to dispel her husband's mistress. A former entertainer holds the fort of an aging village against encroaching wild animals and dementia. A controversial politician calls a press conference to explain his crimes and misdemeanors. A family living in an old house is plagued by poltergeists. These are some of the demigods and monsters who range across the troubled landscapes of the Philippines, Japan, China, Singapore, and the United States, and haunt this new collection of short fiction..."
Language Note
  • Language note - In English.
Subject Topical Term
  • Topical term or geographic name as entry element - Short stories, Philippine (English)
Corporate Name
  • Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element - University of the Philippines Press,
  • Relator term - publisher.