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''Cebu'' is a 1991 novel by Filipino American author Peter Bacho the "most visible figure" of second-generation, native-born Filipino American writing〔Oscar V. Compomanes, "Filipino American Literature," with N.V.M. Gonzalez, ''An Interethnic Companion to Asian American Literature,'' ed. King-Kok Cheung, Cambridge UP, 1997, 62-124.〕 and one of several Seattle novelists in the 1990s to explore the racial history and sociology of Seattle.〔James Lyons, ''Selling Seattle: Representing Contemporary Urban America,'' Wallflower 2004.〕 The novel is also "the first novel about a Filipino American who identifies primarily with US localities," rather than with the Philippines.〔Elizabeth H. Pisares, "Payback Time: Neocolonial Discourses in Peter Bacho's 'Cebu'," ''MELUS'' 29.1 (2004): 79-97.〕 ==Plot summary== The novel's main character is an American priest named Ben Lucero, who is the son of a Filipino mother and a Filipino American father, as he makes his first trip to the Philippines. When Ben's mother dies, he takes her body to Cebu, Philippines for burial; it is his first trip to his mother's country. In the Philippines, he stays with his mother's best friend from childhood, "Aunt" Clara Natividad, who has become a wealthy and powerful businesswoman but led guerilla fighters during the war and earned her fortune through ethically questionable business practices. The novel follows Ben's encounters with Philippine culture and tradition, both in Cebu City and in Manila, where he spends time with Clara's assistant Ellen but also sees the violence around him, such as a protest at the U.S. Embassy in which Philippine soldiers attacked their own people. Unnerved by his experiences in Manila, Ben returns home to Seattle, where he finds himself caught up in an escalating cycle of violence within the Filipino immigrant community. Ben is confused by his experiences, feeling like an outsider in both his mother's homeland and his own local community.〔Nerissa Balce-Cortes and Jean Vengua Gier, "Filipino American Literature," ''New Immigrant Literatures in the United States: A Sourcebook to Our Multicultural Literary Heritage,'' ed. Alpana Sharma Knippling, Greenwood 1996, 67-90.〕 Prologue: Ben's arrival in the Philippines and reunion with Aunt Clara Part 1: The history of Clara's friendship with Ben's mother, Remedios; how Clara became wealthy, how she rescued Remedios from the Japanese, and how Remedios married Ben's father, Albert, and moved to the States. Part 2: The story of Clara's friend Carlito as he tries to save his daughter through personal sacrifice; more on Clara's history during the War. Part 3: The discovery of Carlito's actions. Part 4: Ben's stay with Ellen in Manila as he waits for a flight back to the States Part 5: Ben's return to Seattle and resumption of his priestly duties, which involve a series of killings in the immigrant community. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cebu (novel)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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