Banana Heart Summer By Merlinda Bobis [English, Softbound] Fantasy bilingual narrative in both Filipino

bilingual narrative in both Filipino and English makes it an excellent tool for language learning and cultural appreciation

About the Creator

A man stumbles upon a mysterious 13th floor in his building

Genre: Crime | Filipino-American Fiction | Noir

This extraordinary work

Banana Heart Summer By Merlinda Bobis [English, Softbound] Fantasy bilingual narrative in both FilipinoA lyrical coming of age story set in the heat and hunger of a small Filipino town, Banana Heart Summer is a sensuous and haunting exploration of love, memory, and food. Merlinda Bobis serves up a feast of smoky coconut chicken, sticky rice with anise, and the ache of longing that lingers like spice on the tongue. Through the eyes of a young girl named Nenita, the novel captures the delicate balance between love and anger, family and self, poverty and