num_pages: 251
description: Jessica Hagedorn has transformed her bestselling novel about the Philippines during the reign of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos into an equally powerful theatrical piece that is a multi-layered tour de force. Jessica Hagedorn is a performance artist, poet, novelist and playwright, born and raised in the Philippines.
language: English
title: Dogeaters
titlecomplete: Dogeaters
genres: Fiction, Historical, Asia, School, Literature, Adult, Asian Literature, Novels, Contemporary, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 2583
awards: awardedAt: 662716800000
name: American Book Award, awardedAt: 631180800000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Fiction
publisher: Pandora