![]() ![]() “In a strong debut, Alvar brings to life a range of Filipino experiences that resonate both with the power of a unique identity and the universal wisdom of human experience.” -Claire Fallon, The Huffington Post ![]() ![]() “While the collection would be worth reading simply for the opportunity to explore the less often heard voices of the Filipino diaspora, her prose is intense and vivid, haunting…there’s a certain universality in Alvar’s writing that will resonate with anyone who’s moved elsewhere for economic purposes.” -Melanie Ho, The Asian Review of Books In the Country marks both a significant contribution to literature as well as great accomplishment in the early work of an important writer.” Technically accomplished, tremendously moving, often funny: each story bursts with brilliance, speaking from the weight of history to the buoyancy of the human soul. It is rare to find a debut of such depth and breadth, work singing with the grace of a thousand doomed lifetimes compressed into stories both luminous and empathic, populated by memorable characters facing such keenly felt challenges. Mia Alvar’s remarkable collection explores the great swath of the Filipino diaspora in nine stories of astonishing humanity. Bingham Prize Winner in 2016 for Best Debut Work of Fiction ![]() “The Kontrabida” - a Short Story by Mia Alvar - from her 2015 Debut Collection, In The Country. ![]()
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