Anting-Anting Stories

by Sargent Kayme

Pirates, half naked natives, pearls, man-apes, towering volcanoes about whose summits clouds and unearthly traditions float together, strange animals and birds, and stranger men, pythons, bejuco ropes stained with human blood, feathering palm trees now fanned by soft breezes and now crushed to the ground by tornadoes;-on no mimic stage was ever a more [VI]wonderful scene set for such a company of actors. That the truly remarkable stories written by Sargent Kayme do not exaggerate the realities of this strange life can be easily seen by any one who has read the letters from press correspondents, our soldiers, or the more formal books of travel.

118 pages, Paperback

First published December 27, 2012

Reviews

[Benjamin Stahl · Rating 3 out of 5]

I nice little book containing stories set in the Philippines. Gives the vast archipelago the Rudyard Kipling treatment, in that many stories focus on a white man interacting within this culture. It wasn't therefore quite the authentic experience of Filipino fiction I expected, but I liked it enough all the same. Fun but, in the end, probably rather forgettable. Three stars because two would be unkind.