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A murdered writer is pulled from a wintry Hudson river, his final manuscript disappears, and his student and only remaining friend sets out for Manila to investigate. Winner of the 2008 Man Asian Literary Prize, Miguel Syjuco's Ilustrado is a daring and inventive debut by a new writer of astonishing talent. Miguel Syjuco will talk with scholar, writer, poet and editor Luis Francia (Eye of the Fish: A Personal Archipelago, Museum of Absences and A History of the Philippines: From Indios Bravos to Filipinos.) Followed by a book sale and signing.

"Wildly entertaining... Engaging... Absolutely assured in its tone, literary sophistication and satirical humor"'Michael Dirda, The Washington Post

Co-sponsored by the Asian American Writers' Workshop (AAWW)

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