Gagamba -- The Spider Man-- a novel by F. Sionil Jose

by F. Sionil José

WHAT IS THE MEANING OF LIFE? GAGAMBA, the cripple, sells sweepstakes tickets the whole day at the entrace to Camarin, the Ermita restaurant. He sees them all-- the big men, politicians, journalists, generals, landlords, and the handsome call-girls who have made Camarin famous. In mid-July 1990, a killer earthquake struck and entombed all the beautiful people dining at the Camarin. Gagamba could have easily gotten killed -- but he survived the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 971884533X
• ISBN13: 9789718845332
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Solidaridad Publishing House
• Length: 121 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.