The Coconut Republic by Manuel D. Montealegre HISTORY - Philippine-American War

The Coconut Republic by Manuel D. Montealegre HISTORY - Philippine-American WarThe Coconut Republic is the Philippines slyly masked in Montealegre's novel. Using the elements of parody and satire, The Coconut Republic makes its readers laugh at the nation's many mishaps and foibles, while drawing into the attention the cyclic viciousness of the Republic's history through its commingling of the past with the present. The Coconut Republic is Montealegre's first published work. Publisher: University of Santo Tomas Publishing House

Easy-to-read and extensive

feeling or idea from whence it grew

as well as professionals

an arrogant deer and some very clever snail friends

ISBN-13 : 978-97-1-947361-9

he was visiting professor at the School of Oriental and African Studies

as well as for commercial gain and new territories

It was a raucous playground that denied blacks and most dark-skinned Indians access to the frivolity

or stepped on

while the Spanish writers express themselves in orate 19th-century style on themes involving the emotions

ISBN-10: 029599353-7

As she recounts her father’s wartime exploits and gains an appreciation of his life