| Manila Fortuna Tsismis | | | Author:
| Evans, Ken | | ISBN: | 978-1-4567-7401-1 | | Publication Date: | Feb 2011 | | Publisher: | AuthorHouse
| | Book Format: | Paperback | | List Price: | USD $17.09 | Book Description:
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Manila Fortuna is a fictionalised Travelogue which describes
Manila through the eyes of previous 'explorers' and through
the liaisons and romantic relationships of the narrator of this
semi-fictionalised story of the City and its people. But the
special twist to this story is the conditional status of its veracity,
for Manila culture embodies 'tsismis', a peculiar Filipino form
of rumour, consequently this story is ambiguously real and
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More Description Manila Fortuna is a fictionalised Travelogue which describes
Manila through the eyes of previous 'explorers' and through
the liaisons and romantic relationships of the narrator of this
semi-fictionalised story of the City and its people. But the
special twist to this story is the conditional status of its veracity,
for Manila culture embodies 'tsismis', a peculiar Filipino form
of rumour, consequently this story is ambiguously real and
make-believe. | |