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The umbrella country

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A novel about a poor boy growing up in 1970s Manila. He is Gringo whose father beats his mother and dreams of emigrating to the United States. Gringo's older brother, Pipo, enjoys dressing like a woman and one day is …

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A novel about a poor boy growing up in 1970s Manila. He is Gringo whose father beats his mother and dreams of emigrating to the United States. Gringo's older brother, Pipo, enjoys dressing like a woman and one day is raped by the owner of a beauty parlor down the street. For that the owner is murdered. Eventually, the father obtains a visa and the family emigrate.

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"A novel about a poor boy growing up in 1970s Manila. He is Gringo whose father beats his mother and dreams of emigrating to the United States. Gringo's older brother, …"

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