Monstress Stories
Monstress Stories by Lysley Tenorio is a collection of short stories published by HarperCollins Publishers on July 7, 2020. This edition features 240 pages and is presented in English. The book offers a unique exploration of the Filipino communities in California and the Philippines, showcasing a range of narratives that blend elements of tenderness and power, as well as the fantastical and the realistic.
Readers will find a diverse array of themes woven throughout the stories, including the complexities of family ties, the experience of isolation, and the quest for connection. Tenorio’s work is characterized by a balance of humor and deep understanding, reflecting on both American and Filipino cultures. This anthology highlights the voices of women and encompasses topics relevant to Asian American and LGBTQ+ experiences, making it a significant contribution to contemporary literary fiction.
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A luminous collection of heartbreaking, startling, and gloriously unique stories set amongst the Filipino communities of California and the Philippines–now with a new preface by the author
Monstress stands as a landmark of American multicultural short fiction. Lysley Tenorio’s tales are framed by tense, fascinating dichotomies: tenderness and power, the fantastical and the realistic, pop culture and high culture, the American and the Filipino. Tenorio balances these opposites with rare skill, humor, and deep understanding, exploring universal themes–the sometimes-suffocating ties of family, the melancholy of isolation, the need to find connections–with uncommon empathy and breathtaking originality.
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