In the title story, discontinued love makes deft and swift appearances in a plot involving an app that systematically kills off its inventors and users, setting the apocalyptic tone for the rest of the book. These are cold-blooded stories, which means that the tender paragraph or two thrown in the mix are rendered luminous.
The widely-acclaimed author’s fourth collection of fiction gathers stories that take place in the clouded past, the urgent present, and the dark future—yet all seem to happen in the same timeframe and state of mind.
Winner, Philippine National Book Award
First Prize Winner, Philippines Graphic Award, for “Coral Cove”
First Prize Winner, Philippines Graphic Award, for “Sparrows”
(University of Santo Tomas Publishing House, 2017)
