Guides: Kelly Writers House Fellows 2015: Jessica Hagedorn: April 27-28

Biographies

A collection of biographies, outlining Jessica Hagedorn's life.

A piece written by Hagedorn, concerning performance and drama.

Reading: Monday 27 April, 6PM

Brunch and Interview: Tuesday 28 April, 10AM

Please RSVP to whfellow@writing.upenn.edu

Visit Jessica Hagedorn's homepage here.

Image courtesy of jessicahagedorn.net

Dogeaters by Jessica Hagedorn
Call Number: PS3558.A3228 D64 1990
ISBN: 9780140149043
Publication Date: 1991
Dogeaters is an intense fictional portrayal of Manila in the heyday of Marcos, the Philippines' late dictator. In the center of this maelstrom is Rio, a feisty schoolgirl who will grow up to live in America and look back with longing on the land of her youth.
The Gangster of Love by Jessica Hagedorn
Call Number: PS3558.A3228 G36 1996
ISBN: 9780140159707
Publication Date: 1997
Hagedorn's first novel, Dogeaters, was nominated for a National Book Award in 1990 and was voted the best book of the year by the Before Columbus Foundation.
Toxicology by Jessica Hagedorn
Call Number: PS3558.A3228 T69 2011
ISBN: 9780670022571
Publication Date: 2011
A bold new novel about the intersection of art, love, fame, and money.
Charlie Chan is Dead by Jessica Hagedorn (Editor); Klaine Kim (Preface by)
Call Number: PS647.A75 C48 1993
ISBN: 0140231110
Publication Date: 1993
Forty-eight stories sweep across the 20th century and the range of Asian American experience.