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The rush of the river

Publisher: Vantage Press,


Title Details
  • The rush of the river
Publishers
  • New York : Vantage Press,c2004.
Descriptions
  • vii, 317 p. :21 x 14 cm.
Isbn
    533147069 (softbound)
Language
    English
Subjects
  • War in literature.
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Philippines -- Fiction.
  • Philippines -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1942-1945 -- Fiction.
Material Type
  • BK
  • Book
Place
  • Philippines
Location RHC
Item Call Number PS 3603 .H854 R87 2004
Copynumber 1
Status Available
Barcode 16256
International Standard Book Number
  • International Standard Book Number - 533147069 (softbound)
Language Code
  • Language code of text/sound track or separate title - eng
Main Entry
  • Personal name - Chung, Lilia Hernandez
Title Statement
  • Title - The rush of the river
  • Statement of responsibility, etc. - Lilia Hernandez Chung.
Edition Statement
  • Edition statement - 1st ed.
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (imprint)
  • Place of publication, distribution, etc. - New York :
  • Name of publisher, distributor, etc. - Vantage Press,
  • Date of publication, distribution, etc. - c2004.
Physical Description
  • Extent - vii, 317 p. :
  • Dimensions - 21 x 14 cm.
Content Type
Media Type
Carrier Type
Summary, Etc.
  • Summary, etc. - A novel depicting life in the Philippines before, during and right after World War II, following the experiences of members of the fictitious Graciela family, a land-owning family in the Central Philippines. She recreates day-to-day living and concerns before the war, in the peacetime balance between landlord and peasants. She shows how the war changed everything, and how the family and its servants coped with the changes, and attempted to rebuild their lives after the war. The author lived through the Japanese occupation and liberation in Leyte and Cebu.- Prof. Ricardo T. Jose
Language Note
  • Language note - English
Subject Topical Term
  • Topical term or geographic name as entry element - War in literature.
  • Topical term or geographic name as entry element - World War, 1939-1945
  • Geographic subdivision - Philippines
  • Form subdivision - Fiction.
Subject Geographic Name
  • Geographic name - Philippines
  • General subdivision - History
  • Chronological subdivision - Japanese occupation, 1942-1945
  • Form subdivision - Fiction.