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Grave, classical in form, earnest and raw.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- rawmeticulous
- warmbleak
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About the book
- Author
- Ninotchka Rosca
- First published
- 1988
- Pages
- 382
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, John Murray
- Editions
- 5
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780393025446
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First sentence
“Twelve hours after sailing from Manila, the ship dropped anchor three miles off the island of K—, one of the thousand or so odd-shaped and odd-sized isles and islets dotting the Central Philippine Sea.”
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