Burning Heart: A Portrait of the Philippines by Jessica Hagedorn and Marissa Roth (Out of Print)

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"Marissa Roth’s unflinching photographs cover the importance of religion in the Philippines, as well as the social inequality, dire poverty, overpopulation, and ingrained class system that are all part of daily life. The poetry of Jessica Hagedorn reinforces these realities, but also shows that the simple pleasures we all experience as human beings – dancing, eating, rejoicing, laughing – are not absent from Philippine life. Together, these images and poetry are a deeply affecting vision of a country and its people. " -Excerpts from the author's website.

About the Author
Jessica Hagedorn was born and raised in the Philippines and came to the United States in her early teens. Her novels include Toxicology, Dream Jungle, The Gangster Of Love, and Dogeaters, winner of the American Book Award and a finalist for the National Book Award. Hagedorn is also the author of Danger And Beauty, a collection of poetry and prose, and the editor of three anthologies: Manila Noir, Charlie Chan Is Dead: An Anthology of Contemporary Asian American Fiction and Charlie Chan Is Dead 2: At Home In The World. From 1975-85, Hagedorn led a band called The Gangster Choir. One of their signature songs, “Tenement Lover”, is part of John Giorno’s ‘80s music anthology, A Diamond Hidden in the Mouth Of A Corpse. Honors and prizes include a Gerbode, Hewlett Foundations’ Playwriting Award, a Philippine National Book Award, a Lucille Lortel Playwrights’ Fellowship, a Guggenheim Fiction Fellowship, a Kesselring Prize Honorable Mention for Dogeaters, an NEA-TCG Playwriting Residency Fellowship, as well as fellowships from the Sundance Playwrights’ Lab and the Sundance Screenwriters’ Lab. She is presently working on a musical play about the pioneering, all-female rock band, Fanny

Item Weight : 1.93
pounds Paperback : 152 pages
ISBN-10 : 084782164-1
ISBN-13 : 978-08-4-782164-8
Product Dimensions : 11.5 x 0.7 x 9.5 inches
Publisher : Rizzoli (March 15, 1999)
Language: English