Witty And Stylish, ‘Insurrecto’ Offers An Inside View Of The Pain Of Colonization
“Insurrecto,” a new novel by Gina Apostol (CRF 2009), dives into the tortuous relationship between the U.S. and the Philippines.
“It’s Insurrecto’s great achievement that it confronts us with dreadful things without ever turning into an accusatory, anti-American screed. Apostol is after more than recrimination. Steeped in the love-hate relationship with American culture she shares with most Filipinos, she actually seeks to transcend the gap between the two countries.”