The Man in the McIntosh Suit

In the 1920s, a Filipino migrant worker in rural California seeks his estranged wife in San Francisco, encountering classic noir elements and exploring his immigrant roots in a mysterious drama.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 212 pages
Publication date: 02 May 2023
Publisher: Drawn and Quarterly

In 1929, Bobot, a Filipino migrant worker in rural California, finds himself working in the fields, picking fruit by day. When his cousin writes claiming to have spotted his estranged wife in nearby San Francisco, Bobot steals a co-worker's favorite nightclub suit and heads to the city in search of her. What follows is a classic noir tale with seedy dives, mouthy pool sharks, and obsession. Rina Ayuyang, a Filipino-American filmmaker, indulges her passion for old Hollywood and elaborate movie musicals while exploring her immigrant roots in a playful and mysterious drama. The Man in the McIntosh Suit is a gripping, romantic, and psychological exploration of a fledgling community chasing the American dream in an unwelcoming society heightened by racial hostility and the bubbling undercurrent of the coming Great Depression.

Bobot, a Filipino migrant worker in rural California, finds himself working in the fields, picking fruit by day. When his cousin writes claiming to have spotted his estranged wife in nearby San Francisco, Bobot steals a co-worker's favorite nightclub suit and heads to the city in search of her. What follows is a classic noir tale with seedy dives, mouthy pool sharks, and obsession. Rina Ayuyang, a Filipino-American filmmaker, indulges her passion for old Hollywood and elaborate movie musicals while exploring her immigrant roots in a playful and mysterious drama. The Man in the McIntosh Suit is a gripping, romantic, and psychological exploration of a fledgling community chasing the American dream in an unwelcoming society heightened by racial hostility and the bubbling undercurrent of the coming Great Depression.

Bobot, a Filipino migrant worker in rural California, finds himself working in the fields, picking fruit by day. When his cousin writes claiming to have spotted his estranged wife in nearby San Francisco, Bobot steals a co-worker's favorite nightclub suit and heads to the city in search of her. What follows is a classic noir tale with seedy dives, mouthy pool sharks, and obsession. Rina Ayuyang, a Filipino-American filmmaker, indulges her passion for old Hollywood and elaborate movie musicals while exploring her immigrant roots in a playful and mysterious drama. The Man in the McIntosh Suit is a gripping, romantic, and psychological exploration of a fledgling community chasing the American dream in an unwelcoming society heightened by racial hostility and the bubbling undercurrent of the coming Great Depression.

Bobot, a Filipino migrant worker in rural California, finds himself working in the fields, picking fruit by day. When his cousin writes claiming to have spotted his estranged wife in nearby San Francisco, Bobot steals a co-worker's favorite nightclub suit and heads to the city in search of her. What follows is a classic noir tale with seedy dives, mouthy pool sharks, and obsession. Rina Ayuyang, a Filipino-American filmmaker, indulges her passion for old Hollywood and elaborate movie musicals while exploring her immigrant roots in a playful and mysterious drama. The Man in the McIntosh Suit is a gripping, romantic, and psychological exploration of a fledgling community chasing the American dream in an unwelcoming society heightened by racial hostility and the bubbling undercurrent of the coming Great Depression.

Dimension: 210 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781770466661