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Philippine Short Stories 1925-1940

November 13, 2019November 13, 2019 ~ Kelly Dunagan ~ 2 Comments

Philippine Short Stories 1925-1940, Leopoldo Y. Yabes, ed., 1975

  • Philippines, #8
  • Borrowed from SF public library
  • Read December 2017
  • Rating: 4/5
  • Recommended for: completists

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It’s been a long time since I wrote a blog post. Frankly it’s been a while since I read anything that wasn’t by NK Jemisin or Stephen King. But I still have all these books from Southeast Asia that I’ve read and haven’t written about, so I jumped back in with quick takes on a whole bunch of books from the Philippines, including this fantastic buddy-cop serial killer mystery starring two Jesuit priests.
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