Jose Elvin Bueno is a first-generation immigrant to the United States from the Philippines. He is a fictionist, playwright, and novelist. His debut novel Subversibo, Inc. is the recipient of the Grand Prize in the 63rd Palanca Awards for Literature, the Philippines' most prestigious literary prize. He is also the author of the novel Sindicato & Co. He lives in New York where he is writing his next book.
""Alfred Jarry on speed? Yes, but better!"" —Michael T. Cisco, author of Pest and Antisocieties Previous Praise for Jose Elvin Bueno “Jose Elvin Bueno blurs the lines between conspiracy theories and elusive truths in this riveting satirical thriller. Hilariously agitating!”—Chris Martinez, author of Last Order sa Penguinand Welcome to IntelStar “Set against the real-life backdrop of the worst excesses of current Philippine politics, Jose Elvin Bueno presents a tautly written thriller revolving around a slain periodista's dangerous discovery, involving the most powerful and dangerous men of the country. As the situation escalates in both the real world and the digital realm, Sindicato & Co.'s fiercely imagined and nuanced cast of characters find themselves on an inevitable collision course that will rock the nation. Bueno tells his gripping story with confidence, finesse, and an easy grace.” —Dean Francis Alfar, author of The Kite of Stars and Other Stories and Salamanca (A Novel) “In this outrageously pseudo-historical tableau, what may seem accidental and grotesque words that resonate throughout the narrative acquire a logic of their own, as with Philippine society and politics itself. Practically all the characters are damnably complicit and irredeemably fake. The reader is left to either reject the rampant absurdity of things, or to recognize it with a chilling familiarity.” —Jose Dalisay, Jr., author of Killing Time in a Warm Placeand Penmanship and Other Stories