The lonesome mermaid. The springtime of my father -- The bandit and the tax collector -- The summer of beautiful music -- A rich man in the family -- Dinner with a king -- The wisdom of Uncle Sator -- The betrayal of Uncle Soyoc -- The homecoming of Uncle Manuel -- The power of music -- The betrayal of Uncle Roman -- A servant in the house -- Really, a ghost? -- The angel in Santo Domingo -- The marriage of cousin Pedro -- The great lover -- The amorous ghost came to town -- Return of the amorous ghost -- The lonesome mermaid.
Summary:
"A posthumous response to his classic America Is in the Heart, this collection of original, hitherto unpublished stories by Carlos Bulosan reveals the innovative, radical intellect sublimated in his comic masterpiece, The Laughter of My Father. Bulosan's homecoming explodes the stereotype of the author as a subaltern mimic and offers us a promise of celebrating the advent of proletarian jouissance and national liberation. This is an unprecedented performance of convivial fashioning of the Filipino artist as the exile forging the conscience of the race."--Back cover.
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