Scent of Apples: A Collection of Stories (Classics of Asian American Literature) by Bienvenido N. Santos


Scent of Apples: A Collection of Stories (Classics of Asian American Literature)
Title : Scent of Apples: A Collection of Stories (Classics of Asian American Literature)
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ISBN : 029595695X
ISBN-10 : 9780295956954
Language : English
Format Type : Paperback
Number of Pages : 178
Publication : First published January 1, 1979
Awards : American Book Award (1981)

This collection of sixteen short stories brings the work of a distinguished Filipino writer to the attention of an American audience. Bienvenido N. Santos first came to the United States in 1941, and since then, he has lived intermittently here and in the Philippines, writing in English about his experiences.

Replaced by ISBN 9780295995113

Scent of Apples: A Collection of Stories (Classics of Asian American Literature) Reviews

  • Kym Hamer

    I started this on Christmas morning with the very moving Foreword by Jessica Hagedorn and only just got around to reading the whole book now. After revisiting the Foreword, I started reading the Introduction(s) but gave that away - I'd much rather dive into the stories themselves than trawl through someone else's summary/views.

    High points for me were Quicker With Arrows (about heartbreak and belonging), Letter: The Faraway Summer (about disconnection) and Ambo, a character who appears in several of the stories. I did not find every story engaging but overall this is a lovely and gentle read about the place that many expatriates find themselves in: A nostalgic longing for past comforts combined with a need to build something else worth giving your heart to.

  • MSJLibrary

    The sixteen short stories presented here reflect the work of the distinguished Filipino writer Bienvenido N. Santos over four decades, from the 1940s to the 1970s. The experiences of Filipinos at home and abroad as an immigrant in America are profoundly explored in this new collection, which is the first time Santos has been published outside of the Philippines.

  • Maggie May

    I read one short-story, The Day The Dancers Came, for my Asian American Literature class.

    (4.75 stars) not my favorite. Would put it at the bottom of the seventeen books we have to read for the class.

  • Thomas

    Absolutely beautiful, I wish Santos had more recognition these days in the US.

  • R.C. Gonzales

    An honest ode to all the hurt men. 🇵🇭

  • eyletsread

    16 stories in one book. Para kang nakinig ng mga kwento ng 16 katao na mga kababayan mo, while you’re in a travel sa isang foreign country

    3.5 ⭐️

  • jem

    the apple orchard being the philippines planted in american soil did something to me

  • Hep Pineda

    i want to read!!!

  • Nicole Anne


    Scent of Apples

  • Riza Joson

    v

  • Frances Ivy

    Educational :D

  • Angelo Delos Santos

    good....