''Monstress'' is a 2012 collection of stories by
Lysley Tenorio
Lysley A. Tenorio (born Olongapo City, Philippines) is a Filipino-American short story writer.
Lysley Tenorio’s stories have appeared in The Atlantic, Zoetrope: All-Story, Ploughshares, Manoa, and The Best New American Voices and Pushcart Prize ...
.
Plot
In "Monstress", Filipina actress Reva Gogo and her B-Movie director boyfriend go to
Los Angeles
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hoping that an American director can help them be successful.
In "Help", a man recruits his nephew to fight
the Beatles
The Beatles were an English Rock music, rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the Cultural impact of the Beatles, most influential band of al ...
for being rude to
Imelda Marcos
Imelda Romualdez Marcos (; born Imelda Remedios Visitacion Trinidad Romualdez; July 2, 1929) is a Filipino politician who served as the First Lady of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986, wielding significant political power during the dictator ...
.
In "Superassassin", an isolated boy writes a biographical report on the
Green Lantern
Green Lantern is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. They fight evil with the aid of rings that grant them a variety of extraordinary powers, all of which come from imagination, fearlessness, ...
and practices being a super-powered avenger with disastrous results.
In "Felix Starro", the grandson of a famous Filipino faith healer plans his escape from the family business.
In "The Brothers", a man buries his transgender sister with the help of her friend and remembers the brother he lost.
In "The View From Culion", a young woman raised in a leper colony strikes up a tentative friendship with a US Navy officer afflicted with the disease.
In "Save the I-Hotel", an elderly man tries to manage his homosexual desire for his oldest friend.
References
External links
"Lysley Tonorio on ''Monstress''", ''The Paris Review'', January 31, 2012"'Monstress': The Beautiful and The Damned", NPR, February 1, 2012
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ttp://therumpus.net/2012/06/the-rumpus-interview-with-lysley-tenorio/ Interview at ''The Rumpus'', June 14, 2012"The Books of 2012 You Never Heard About (But Should've), ''Slate'', November 28, 2012
2012 short story collections
Asian-American short story collections
Filipino-American literature
Ecco Press books
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