Book by Alumit Noel
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"I started my life in America and my search for my parents, well only my mother now - with Monty as my guide. The journey to find my mother would not be complete without him." And so begins Letters to Montgomery Clift, a first novel by Noel Alumit; a coming of age story of Bong Bong Luwad, a Filipino boy, who enlists the spirit of 1950s screen idol Montgomery Clift to help him find his mother who is imprisoned in the Philippines under the Marcos regime.
After being sent to America by his mother, he is taught by his Aunt to write letters to saints and dead relatives to ask them for favors. As he watches the movie The Search, where Montgomery Clift helps a young boy find his mother, he starts to believe that Monty can do this for him. His letters begin and through time he starts to see visions of Monty himself.
As he reaches adolescence and his hopes of finding his mother diminish, Bong Bong begins to fall deeper into his fantasy world with Clift.
When eventually he travels back to his homeland and finds the whereabouts of his mother, he is able to bid a final farewell to Monty and begin his life anew back in the States with his family. Letters To Montgomery Clift is a novel of endurance and hope. It is a tale of growing up, coming out and going home.
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Librería: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, Estados Unidos de America
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Librería: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Librería: Argyl Houser, Bookseller, Altadena, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. The book is spotless and just-like-new inside and out. The dust jacket's only flaw is very slight rubbing to glossy surfaces. It is spotless and has no chips, tears, holes or creases. Book and dust jacket will be bubble-wrapped and carefully packed in a sturdy box to ensure safe transit. "Noel Alumit knows about loss, and alienation, and sorrow. Fortunately for the readers of this bittersweet first novel, he knows even more about resilience and hope. Letters to Montgomery Clift brings us an authentic and compelling new voice that shimmers with generosity while never shrinking from the rawness of truth." -- Aimee E. Liu, author of Cloud Mountain. Nº de ref. del artículo: ABH5294
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Librería: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Nº de ref. del artículo: 4241429-6
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Librería: Irish Booksellers, Portland, ME, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Good. SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item. book. Nº de ref. del artículo: 1-1931561028-G
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Librería: MostlySignedBooks, San Francisco, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good in very good dust jacket. SIGNED and inscribed 'For Norman, Monty lives on! Enjoy' with a sketch by the author on title page. 1st edition, 1st printing, complete number line. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 244 p. Audience: General/trade. Dust jacket has rubbing, some horizontal wrinkles, and a tiny closed tear. Book has a bumped corner. The Stonewall Book Award-, Violet Quill Award-, and Global Filipino Literary Award-winning debut novel by the author of 'Talking to the Moon' and playwright of 'The Rice Room: Scenes From a Bar'. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box. Signed by Author(s). Nº de ref. del artículo: Alibris.0008550
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Librería: Bolerium Books Inc., San Francisco, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. 244p., very good first edition, first printing stated of the first novel by the gay Filipino American author, boards and unclipped dust jacket. Nº de ref. del artículo: 93823
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Librería: Irish Booksellers, Portland, ME, Estados Unidos de America
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Librería: GoldenDragon, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: new. Buy for Great customer experience. Nº de ref. del artículo: GoldenDragon1931561028
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