INFINITE LIVES, INFINITE DEATHS
$28.18
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
10 September 2024
Summary
Infinite Lives, Infinite Deaths is a collection of stories that straddle genres such as horror, magic realism, metafiction, and science fiction, while stitching together elements from world mythology and folklore, Philippine history and society, and the Chinese-Filipino experience in a nightmarish version of Manila.
In “Dreaming Valhalla,” a family’s noodle restaurant is converted into a Norse-themed girly bar that parallels the rise and destruction of the Philippines. A group of chil…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9789815144864 |
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| ISBN-10: | 9815144863 |
| Author: | Douglas Candano |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House SEA |
| Imprint: | Penguin Random House SEA |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 10 September 2024 |
| Weight: | 166g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 128mm x 196mm |
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Douglas Candano
Douglas James Limpe Candano holds a BA in Development Studies from the Ateneo de Manila University, where he received the Development Studies Departmental Award and the Loyola Schools Awards for the Arts in Fiction. He also holds a Masters of Urban Planning degree from McGill University.
His fiction has garnered several national awards, including the Philippines Free Press Literary Award and the Don Carlos Memorial Award for Literature. His work has been published and anthologized in various Philippine publications and books.
Candano has also contributed to film and theater. He co-wrote Orphea, which premiered at the 2020 Berlinale, and Love is a Dog From Hell, the closing film of the 2022 Berlin Critics Week. He also co-wrote the musical Super Macho Anti Kristo! (SMAK!): A Headless 100-Act Opera to Mend All Broken Bicycles of the Universe According to Jarry and Rizal, which was performed at Berlin’s Volksbühne Theater in 2022.
In addition to his writing career, Candano is a competitive eater and works as a freelance research consultant for development programs. He has collaborated with bilateral and multilateral development institutions, National Government Agencies, Corporate Foundations, and Civil Society Organizations. He resides in Metro Manila.
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