Lost and Found: Eight Books about Lost Books and Manuscripts

There are some books that powerful interests don’t want published. In this 2008 Man Asian Literary Prize award-winning debut, Crispin Salvador, known as “The Panther of Philippine Letters,” has just finished The Bridges Ablaze, a book that will bring the secrets of the abuse of power and corruption of Filipino ruling families to light. It is also his attempt to launch himself back into the spotlight after several decades of obscurity. But when his body is found in the Hudson River, his protege Miguel Syjuco thinks Crispin was killed for the book, now missing. Now, Miguel has to dive into the history of his mentor and his country. It tells the story of Crispin through letters, excerpts from memoirs, and his own writing, and takes the reader on 150 years of history, politics, and intrigue.