Colored map of the Sulu Archipelago and Philippine Islands on endpapers.
Contents:
Sulu -- Masa's wife -- The saitan -- Child Bangsa -- Lam -- An unexpected source -- Monsoon night -- The possessed -- The songs of Salanda -- Mike in Manila -- Interlude in Zamboanga -- The remarkable Mrs. Dickens -- To each his God -- A death in sunshine -- Amak -- Sulu.
Summary:
Sixteen stories by an anthropologist who lived with boat dwellers in the Philippines. In one story the village is paradise and Salanda is a beautiful girl, in another story Salanda is old and paradise has become an ugly development site.
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