The Eye of the Fish: A Personal Archipelago by Luis H. Francia

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"A deft, luminously intelligent examination of the Philippines through a glass darkly. Cross-cutting between Francia’s recollections of the Philippines of his youth and accounts of his travels through the archipelago over the past two decades, Eye of the Fish paints a vivid and detailed portrait of the terror, beauty, and insistent humanity of the Philippines today. Francia’s odyssey takes him the length of the nation, from Batanes in the north to the Muslim Jolo and Marawi regions of the south, and from the rugged mountain hideaways of revolutionary freedom fighters to the well-appointed salons of the political and cultural elite. Painters and priests, island shamans and small-town politicians, cultists, feminists, and infamous first ladies all make an appearance in this imaginative and idiosyncratic exploration of “home.” Through their stories, and through his own memories of estrangement and acceptance in the Philippines and in the U.S., Francia reflects on the hybridity that is simultaneously the burden and the benediction of the Philippines — and of his own mestizo self. " -Excerpts from the publisher's website.

Publisher: Muae Publishing
Publish Date: February 02, 2001
Pages: 392
Dimensions: 6.1 X 1.0 X 9.0 inches | 1.39 pounds
Language: English
Type: Paperback
ISBN: 978-18-8-503031-3