Acapulco at sunset and other stories [Paperback]

Cecilia Manguerra Brainard (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1995

Acapulco at Sunset and Other Stories is award-winning author, Cecilia Manguerra Brainard's second short story collection. The seventeen enchanting Filipino short stories are grouped into four categories: Long Ago Tales, Stories from the '60s and '70s, Stories from the '90s, and American Tales.The author, a Cebuana residing in Southern California, hopes readers will "learn something...about Filipinos or about mankind in general." Adding to her cast of Filipino characters in Philippine settings during the twentieth century, Brainard includes other nationals, Mexican and American settings, and the eighteenth century to communicate universal and timeless truths…Brainard's treatment of Filipinos and cultural assumptions and social practices regarding men and women, marriage, and social roles and relationships across the life cycle is insightful.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 157 pages
• Publisher: Anvil (1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9712704599
• ISBN-13: 978-9712704598
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,061,414 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Cecilia Manguerra Brainard is the award-winning author and editor of over a dozen books, including the internationally-acclaimed novel, When the Rainbow Goddess Wept, Magdalena, Acapulco at Sunset and other Stories, Woman With Horns and Other Stories, Philippine Woman in America, and Cecilia's Diary 1962-1968. Her recent book is Vigan and Other Stories. She also co-authored Angelica's Daughters. She edited and co-edited Growing Up Filipino I and Growing Up Filipino II, Fiction by Filipinos in America, Contemporary Fiction by Filipinos in America, and others. Her work has been translated into Finnish and Turkish. Born and raised in the Philippines, she currently resides in California. She visits the Philippines regularly. Her website is ceciliabrainard.com

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ENJOYED THESE STORIES A LOT!, November 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Acapulco at Sunset and Other Stories (Hardcover)

I've read all of Cecilia Manguerra Brainard's books, and this is another winner. This, her second short story collection, explores her Philippine as well as Philippine American experiences. Like her other writings, these stories are full of magic! I recommend them to you.

5.0 out of 5 stars COLLECTION OF 17 ENCHANTING FILIPINO SHORT STORIES, December 6, 2010

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This review is from: Acapulco at Sunset and Other Stories (Kindle Edition)

Acapulco at Sunset and Other Stories is an collection of seventeen enchanting Filipino short stories which the internationally-acclaimed author has grouped into four categories: Long Ago Tales, Stories from the '60s and '70s, Stories from the '90s, and American Tales.
"Introducing this collection of seventeen short stories, written over a period of eight years, Cecilia Manguerra Brainard, a Cebuana residing in Southern California, hopes readers will "learn something...about Filipinos or about mankind in general." Adding to her cast of Filipino characters in Philippine settings during the twentieth century, Brainard includes other nationals, Mexican and American settings, and the eighteenth century to communicate universal and timeless truths...Brainard's treatment of Filipinos and cultural assumptions and social practices regarding men and women, marriage, and social roles and relationships across the life cycle is insightful."
~ Les Adler, Professor, Michigan State University, Pilipinas, No. 26, Spring 1996