Manila Noir: Anthology of Short StoriesJessica Tarahata Hagedorn --Winner of the National Book Award for Best Anthology from the Manila Critics Circle "A collection of stories like Akashic's forthcoming Manila Noir is enough to set a crime-fiction addict's mouth watering." --New York Observer Akashic Books continues its groundbreaking series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each story is set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the city of the book. Brand-new stories by: Lourd De Veyra, Gina Apostol, Budjette Tan & Kajo Baldisimo, F.H. Batacan, Jose Dalisay Jr., Eric Gamalinda, Jessica Hagedorn, Angelo Lacuesta, R. Zamora Linmark, Rosario Cruz-Lucero, Sabina Murray, Jonas Vitman, Marianne Villanueva, and Lysley Tenorio. |
Contents
Introduction | 9 |
RosARio CRUZeLUCERO Intramuros | 28 |
LoURD DE VEYRA Project 2 Quezon City | 45 |
ANGELO R LAcUEsTA P Rizal | 69 |
EII BATAcAN Lagro | 108 |
JosE DALIsAY Diliman | 128 |
R ZAMoRA LINMARK Tondo | 147 |
JESSICA HAGEDORN Forbes Park | 175 |
MARIANNE VILLANUEVA Ermita | 190 |
JONAS VITMAN Chinatown | 219 |
About the Contributors | 238 |
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