
In the Country
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Narrated by:
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Nancy Wu
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Don Castro
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By:
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Mia Alvar
These nine globe-trotting, unforgettable stories from Mia Alvar, a remarkable new literary talent, vividly give voice to the women and men of the Filipino diaspora. Here are exiles, emigrants, and wanderers uprooting their families from the Philippines to begin new lives in the Middle East, the United States, and elsewhere - and sometimes turning back again.
A pharmacist living in New York smuggles drugs to his ailing father in Manila, only to discover alarming truths about his family and his past. A Filipina teacher drawn to a special pupil finds, to her surprise, that she is questioning her own marriage. A college student leans on her brother, a laborer in Saudi Arabia, to support her writing ambitions, without realizing that his is the life truly made for fiction. And in the title story, a journalist and a nurse face an unspeakable trauma amid the political turmoil of the Philippines in the 1970s and '80s.
In the Country speaks to the heart of everyone who has ever searched for a place to call home. From teachers to housemaids, from mothers to sons, Alvar's powerful debut collection explores the universal experiences of loss, displacement, and the longing to connect across borders both real and imagined. Deeply compassionate and richly felt, In the Country marks the emergence of a formidable new writer.
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My introduction to Filipino literature and culture
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Where does In the Country rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Definitely on the upper side.What was one of the most memorable moments of In the Country?
The one about an aspiring writer (forgot the title). I liked how it explained that some people's true love are not always another person.What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?
The two narrators ere good. However, as a Filipino-Canadian, I wished they would have hired somebody with Filipino descent as the main narrator. The narrator was good, but she didn't always get the accents right & mispronounced some of the Filipino words.Who was the most memorable character of In the Country and why?
The writer. Second was the woman married to the the Activist in the last story.Any additional comments?
Great storytelling overall. I hope she has other works coming.Well-done set of storytelling
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Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
It's okay. Many of the characters portray a negative view of Filipinos.Would you be willing to try another one of Nancy Wu and Don Castro ’s performances?
The narrators' accents are all wrong.Accents all wrong, negative view of Filipinos
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Any additional comments?
Alvar is a writer to watch and remember. She is brilliant, and the stories are riveting and original. I will be teaching this book in my college literature class next spring.Just The Beginning For Alvar
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Any additional comments?
Given book of short stories was special, or good, or only so-so, but typically I retain little about the individual stories themselves for longer than a few months. I doubt that will be the case with IN THE COUNTRY. It is a powerful collection of nine stories .Short stories
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Confusing a very difficult read. This could have been a lot better, too bad.
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