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R. Zamora Linmark
11/11/2011: Manila! Manila! R. Zamora Linmark Reads and Jet Leyco Screens
http://www.ybca.org/manila-manila Manila! Manila! R. Zamora Linmark Reads and Jet Leyco Screens Fri, Nov 11, 7pm • Screening Room Pre-reception at 6:15pm • YAAW Lounge [Yerba Buena Center for the Arts] [A]s cheeky a novel as you’ll encounter. . . . the book’s nonstop energy and nonstop attitude are addictive….A lively satiric return to early ‘90s … Continue reading
10/22/2011: Queens Poet Lore presents Ebolusyon Finale: Jessica Hagedorn & R. Zamora Linmark
With great enthusiasm, we invite you to a very special reading by distinguished novelists Jessica Hagedorn and R. Zamora Linmark on Saturday, October 22, 630 pm, in the historic neighborhood of Sunnyside, Queens. Hagedorn and Linmark’s experimental novels Dogeaters (Penguin) and Rolling the Rs (Kaya Press) are landmarks in American literature, and continue to blaze … Continue reading
10/23/2011: Kundiman & Verlaine present R. Zamora Linmark, Sasha Pimentel Chacon & Hanalei Ramos
http://www.kundiman.org/news/2011/10/12/oct-23-kundiman-verlaine-reading-series.html Kundiman & Verlaine present An evening of poetry & libation Featuring: R. Zamora Linmark, Sasha Pimentel Chacon & Hanalei Ramos Sunday, Oct. 23 Reading begins at 5 p.m. Open Bar from 4-5 p.m. At Verlaine: 110 Rivington St. b/w Ludlow & Essex Sts. [directions: F to Delancey or V to 2nd Ave.] $5 suggested … Continue reading
Review: R. Zamora Linmark’s LECHE
From the Neworld Review: Leche is a book about contradiction: the title, the country it takes place in, and the quest Vince finds himself on without even realizing it. The word leche in Spanish means “milk,” while in the Philippines, it is a curse word, “shit”. Leche both provides nourishment and is filth. Throughout the book, Linmark strategically … Continue reading
Interview: R. Zamora Linmark at the Honolulu Weekly
From Honolulu Weekly: Did you have fun writing Leche? There’s a sense of fun in it. Really… Do you disagree? There has to be pleasure and passion, but did I have fun? Not if it has to take me 12 years to write. It was grueling because the more I went into the history of … Continue reading
Review: R. Zamora Linmark’s LECHE
From KGB Bar Lit Magazine: Linmark makes some excellent points about identity. Vince struggles with a dilemma familiar to many first- and second-generation immigrants: where do I fit in? In Hawaii, he feels Filipino, but in the Philippines he is deemed too American. His exploration of his heritage, in turn, brings even more complications to … Continue reading
