The Woman Who Had Two Navels and Tales of the Tropical Gothic

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The selections in this volume were first published in the Philippines. “Three Generations” first appeared in Graphic, “Legend of the Dying Wanton,” and “The Summer Solstice” appeared in Saturday Evening News; “The Mass at St. Sylvestre” in the Manila Post; “May Day Eve,” “Guardia de Honor,” “Dona Jeronima,” “The Order of Melkizedek” and “Candido’s Apocalypse” in the Philippine Free Press; “The Woman Who Had Two Navels” in the Manila Chronicle Sunday Magazine; and “Portrait of the Artist as Filipino: An Elegy in Three Acts” in Weekly Women’s Magazine.

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA

Names: Joaquin, Nick, author. | Apostol, Gina, writer of foreword. | Rafael, Vicente L., writer of introduction. | Container of (work): Joaquin, Nick. Woman who had two navels. | Container of (work): Joaquin, Nick. Tales of the tropical gothic.

Title: The woman who had two navels ; and, Tales of the tropical gothic / Nick Joaquin ; foreword by Gina Apostol ; introduction by Vicente L. Rafael.

Description: New York : Penguin Books, [2017]

Identifiers: LCCN 2016040950 (print) | LCCN 2016045469 (ebook) |

ISBN 9780143130710 (print) | ISBN 9781524704544 (ebook)

Classification: LCC PR9550.9.J6 A6 2017 (print) | LCC PR9550.9.J6 (ebook) | DDC 823/.914—dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016040950

Cover illustration: Kristina Collantes