Ilustrado, Miguel SyjucoGarnering international prizes and acclaim before its publication, Ilustrado has been called brilliantly conceived and stylishly executed . . . It is also ceaselessly entertaining, frequently raunchy, and effervescent with humor (2008 Man Asian Literary Prize panel of judges). It begins with a body. On a clear day in winter, the battered corpse of Crispin Salvador is pulled from the Hudson Rivertaken from the world is the controversial lion of

Valdin is still in love with his ex-boyfriend Xabi

I'm a bit of a love detective

'An exceptional novel

pewter is generally mostly tin material

and are rebuilding their home on Fraser’s Ridge—a fortress that may shelter them against the winds of war as well as weather

waterfalls

as Jeevan watches the newscasters say their final good-byes

A small group of elite scholars prepares to introduce Dante's vision of hell to America

As we come to learn of the torments

"Famous Blue Raincoat" and "I'm Your Man" and searingly memorable poems from many collections including "Flowers for Hitler"

all brew up the most humorous and charmingly entertaining of tales

a fantasist or a killer