{"product_id":"all-the-conspirators-paperback","title":"All the Conspirators - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarlos Bulosan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCaroline S. Hau\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eBenedict Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this mystery thriller set at the end of World War II, American Gar Stanley returns to his native Philippines to help his childhood sweetheart locate her missing husband in the wake of a Japanese ambush. With Clem's ring as his only clue, Gar moves from the nightclubs of Manila to the mountains of Baguio, from mansions to hovels, bordellos to churches. He pursues and is pursued by bankers, matrons, hoboes, warriors, and thugs. Gar quickly realizes that no one is who they seem in this war-ravaged country. He must move quickly to stay ahead of the deadly conspirators before they silence his friend.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBulosan's purposely mysterious authorship is illuminated in the thought-provoking introduction by Caroline S. Hau and Benedict Anderson. The short story \"The Filipino Houseboy,\" also included in this volume, helps to establish Bulosan as the author of \u003ci\u003eAll the Conspirators.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eCarlos Bulosan \u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eAmerica Is in the Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, was a passionate spokesperson for the more than 60,000 Filipinos who migrated to the United States in the early decades of the twentieth century; he died in Seattle in 1954.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 8.52 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67894385312051,"sku":"9780295984971","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ltJjs-RvFa9780295984971.webp?v=1793695825","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/all-the-conspirators-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}