Philippine Literature in English

basho · Apr 1, 2000, 02:55 PM

Stuff like "Without Seeing the Dawn" by Stephan Javellena or the essays of Ambeth Ocampo, compiled in those books with cool names like "Rizal Without an Overcoat" or "Bonifacio's Bolo" are works of pure talent.

So how about it? Any cool Philippine works you've seen that's written in Engilsh?

Ira · Apr 1, 2000, 05:17 PM

May Day Eve and New Yorker in Tondo, which we took up in high school, were great.

acridmouth · Apr 2, 2000, 02:02 AM

Nick Joaquin's works are the best. Like the "May Day Eve" and "The Woman with two Navels".
F. Sionil Jose's works are exceptional also.

***uptowngirl*** · Apr 2, 2000, 02:34 PM

basho, I enjoyed reading Rizal Without an Overcoat!

ang galing ng pagkagawa!

Timothy · Apr 2, 2000, 03:04 PM

PePs: You subscribe to Pen & Ink? But they've already halted publishing that since early last year's volume 6.

mparaz · Apr 2, 2000, 07:35 PM

Clinton Palanca was my batchmate since grade school... I usually don't read fiction, and when I do, it's usually short stories... try the "Dream Noises" anthology (published late last year), a friend of mine has a story there.

***Zen*** · Apr 3, 2000, 02:44 PM

Yikes *visions of her Philippine Literature subject* :P~
I remember liking Azucena Grajo-Uranza's play "Go Rider!", N. V. M. Gonzalez's short story "Farmer in the Sunset", Edilberto K. Tiempo's novel "To Be Free" and Nick Joaquin's short story "Summer Solstice"

Sabi ni PePs:

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I like Clinton Palanca's work too. Does anyone else subscribe to Pen & Ink?

Hmmm yun nga rin ang alam ko, na wala nang Pen & Ink kse lugi na sila. PePs, ano yan magic subscription?

OtchO · Apr 3, 2000, 05:45 PM

I just finished reading Po-on by F. Sionil Jose' , galing!

asterisk · Apr 6, 2000, 03:26 AM

The Rosales Saga (5 novels) of F. Sionil Jose is okay. They are now being published by Random House and are available in bookstores.

"The Dogeaters" and "The Gangster of Love" by Jessica Hagedorn (but really Fil-Am)

"Catch A Falling Star," collection of short stories by Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo. Her several volumes of travel essays are great and a must read.

"The Collected Works of Lina Flor" edited by Soledad Reyes

"The Literary Biography of Angela Manalang Gloria" by Edna Zapanta Manlapaz. A great work of literary history, which is hard to come by in this country which neglects its own literature, or doesn't read literature altogtaher.

"The Complete Poems" by Angela Manalang Gloria. Great traditional poems in the tradition of Sara Teasdale and others.

Of course, the books of Ambeth Ocampo, who can make history and literature magical, which they really are.

basho · Apr 9, 2000, 07:22 PM

I wonder if anyone here knows of the works of Alejandrino Hufana. Not only is he a great poet and essay-ist, but also a marvelous columnist.

§ínned™ · Apr 11, 2000, 08:45 AM

May bagong book na ba si Roel Hoang Manipon?

§inned™

bugsbunny · Apr 11, 2000, 11:14 AM

"Coming Home" by Cristina Pantoja-Hidalgo is good. Its a collection of narratives when she was still in other countries and when she came back.

Tony Perez is good! have you guys read his books? hes really good!

bugsbunny · Apr 11, 2000, 11:53 AM

i forgot to add the books by Lualhati Bautista particularly, Dekada 70, Gapo and Bata Bata Pano Ka Ginawa but I think the best book among these three would have to be Gapo.

asterisk · Apr 11, 2000, 10:48 PM

basho, Alejandrino Hufana is a great poet more than anything else. He was director of the National Library and the UP Creative Writing Center. His books slipped my mind. I'll write it down when I remember.

Sinned, Roel Hoang Manipon haven't yet published a book, but he is preparing three: a book of perosnal essays, a collection of short stories and a book of Philippine urban legends. He is more involved with the urban legends thing, doing research and all. For more information about him, you can read a feature article about him in the upcoming issue of the new fahsion magazine "The Style Paper Forecast." He, by the way, writes regularly for the Philippine Post.

§ínned™ · Apr 12, 2000, 02:38 AM

Asterisk, I am really looking forward to reading a Roel Hoang Manipon book. Where can I get The Style Paper Forecast? Is he also going to publish his poetry compendium? Can you tell us something more about this prolific writer?

§inned™

asterisk · Apr 12, 2000, 02:52 AM

As I gathered from the literary circles here, it will take Roel quite a long while before publishing his poetry collection. I think he may be looking for a coherent theme to bind the collection together. And he is more involved with writing fiction, being fascinated with the role and importance of storytelling and stories in the history and psyche of mankind. You may satisfy yourself with occasional poems published in the national magazines. BTW, the UST Creative Writing Center just released its literary journal called Tomas, he has a children's story there.

I think "Style Paper Forecast" is available only here in the Phils and parts of Asia. if ever I got a copy I'll send one, but I think you would be here by now. Is it?

§ínned™ · Apr 12, 2000, 03:07 AM

This Tomas journal is new to me. Is this different from the folio The Flame had before? Does Tomas publish works by UP, Silliman and Ateneo writers too?

§inned™

asterisk · Apr 13, 2000, 01:02 AM

Well you can say that Tomas and The Flame folio are the same in the sense that they only publish literature. But they are different publications, one is published by the Center and the other is a student organ. Tomas is dedicated to the writings of Thomasians both student and alumni, or anyone connected to the pontifical university by any means, like being a faculty.

§ínned™ · Apr 13, 2000, 01:38 AM

Yeah, I remember you telling me about the UST Writing Center. The Flame is always the one responsible in publishing campus literature kasi.

I was looking for some C. Pantoja-Hidalgo books online and I couldn't find one.

§inned™

asterisk · Apr 13, 2000, 02:05 AM

Wala sa Amazon? Try mo ang Barnes & Noble


Apr 1, 2000, 02:55 PM	#1
basho beta-plus baby! Join Date: Aug 1999	Stuff like "Without Seeing the Dawn" by Stephan Javellena or the essays of Ambeth Ocampo, compiled in those books with cool names like "Rizal Without an Overcoat" or "Bonifacio's Bolo" are works of pure talent. So how about it? Any cool Philippine works you've seen that's written in Engilsh?


Apr 1, 2000, 05:17 PM	#2
Ira Member Join Date: Oct 1999	May Day Eve and New Yorker in Tondo, which we took up in high school, were great.


Apr 2, 2000, 02:02 AM	#3
acridmouth Member Join Date: Mar 2000	Nick Joaquin's works are the best. Like the "May Day Eve" and "The Woman with two Navels". F. Sionil Jose's works are exceptional also.


Apr 2, 2000, 02:34 PM	#4
*uptowngirl* Moderator Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: in suburbia	basho, I enjoyed reading Rizal Without an Overcoat! ang galing ng pagkagawa!


Apr 2, 2000, 03:04 PM	#5
Timothy Member Join Date: Dec 1999	PePs: You subscribe to Pen & Ink? But they've already halted publishing that since early last year's volume 6.


Apr 2, 2000, 07:35 PM	#6
mparaz Member Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Mandaluyong Cit	Clinton Palanca was my batchmate since grade school... I usually don't read fiction, and when I do, it's usually short stories... try the "Dream Noises" anthology (published late last year), a friend of mine has a story there.


Apr 3, 2000, 05:45 PM	#8
OtchO shao tian Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: canada	I just finished reading Po-on by F. Sionil Jose' , galing!


Apr 6, 2000, 03:26 AM	#9
asterisk Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Pasig City	The Rosales Saga (5 novels) of F. Sionil Jose is okay. They are now being published by Random House and are available in bookstores. "The Dogeaters" and "The Gangster of Love" by Jessica Hagedorn (but really Fil-Am) "Catch A Falling Star," collection of short stories by Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo. Her several volumes of travel essays are great and a must read. "The Collected Works of Lina Flor" edited by Soledad Reyes "The Literary Biography of Angela Manalang Gloria" by Edna Zapanta Manlapaz. A great work of literary history, which is hard to come by in this country which neglects its own literature, or doesn't read literature altogtaher. "The Complete Poems" by Angela Manalang Gloria. Great traditional poems in the tradition of Sara Teasdale and others. Of course, the books of Ambeth Ocampo, who can make history and literature magical, which they really are.


Apr 9, 2000, 07:22 PM	#10
basho beta-plus baby! Join Date: Aug 1999	I wonder if anyone here knows of the works of Alejandrino Hufana. Not only is he a great poet and essay-ist, but also a marvelous columnist.


Apr 11, 2000, 08:45 AM	#11
§ínned™ Banned by Admin Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: san jose, costa	May bagong book na ba si Roel Hoang Manipon? §inned™


Apr 11, 2000, 11:14 AM	#12
bugsbunny ONE BIG FIGHT! Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Jax Place	"Coming Home" by Cristina Pantoja-Hidalgo is good. Its a collection of narratives when she was still in other countries and when she came back. Tony Perez is good! have you guys read his books? hes really good!


Apr 11, 2000, 11:53 AM	#13
bugsbunny ONE BIG FIGHT! Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Jax Place	i forgot to add the books by Lualhati Bautista particularly, Dekada 70, Gapo and Bata Bata Pano Ka Ginawa but I think the best book among these three would have to be Gapo.


Apr 11, 2000, 10:48 PM	#14
asterisk Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Pasig City	basho, Alejandrino Hufana is a great poet more than anything else. He was director of the National Library and the UP Creative Writing Center. His books slipped my mind. I'll write it down when I remember. Sinned, Roel Hoang Manipon haven't yet published a book, but he is preparing three: a book of perosnal essays, a collection of short stories and a book of Philippine urban legends. He is more involved with the urban legends thing, doing research and all. For more information about him, you can read a feature article about him in the upcoming issue of the new fahsion magazine "The Style Paper Forecast." He, by the way, writes regularly for the Philippine Post.


Apr 12, 2000, 02:38 AM	#15
§ínned™ Banned by Admin Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: san jose, costa	Asterisk, I am really looking forward to reading a Roel Hoang Manipon book. Where can I get The Style Paper Forecast? Is he also going to publish his poetry compendium? Can you tell us something more about this prolific writer? §inned™


Apr 12, 2000, 02:52 AM	#16
asterisk Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Pasig City	As I gathered from the literary circles here, it will take Roel quite a long while before publishing his poetry collection. I think he may be looking for a coherent theme to bind the collection together. And he is more involved with writing fiction, being fascinated with the role and importance of storytelling and stories in the history and psyche of mankind. You may satisfy yourself with occasional poems published in the national magazines. BTW, the UST Creative Writing Center just released its literary journal called Tomas, he has a children's story there. I think "Style Paper Forecast" is available only here in the Phils and parts of Asia. if ever I got a copy I'll send one, but I think you would be here by now. Is it?


Apr 12, 2000, 03:07 AM	#17
§ínned™ Banned by Admin Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: san jose, costa	This Tomas journal is new to me. Is this different from the folio The Flame had before? Does Tomas publish works by UP, Silliman and Ateneo writers too? §inned™


Apr 13, 2000, 01:02 AM	#18
asterisk Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Pasig City	Well you can say that Tomas and The Flame folio are the same in the sense that they only publish literature. But they are different publications, one is published by the Center and the other is a student organ. Tomas is dedicated to the writings of Thomasians both student and alumni, or anyone connected to the pontifical university by any means, like being a faculty.


Apr 13, 2000, 01:38 AM	#19
§ínned™ Banned by Admin Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: san jose, costa	Yeah, I remember you telling me about the UST Writing Center. The Flame is always the one responsible in publishing campus literature kasi. I was looking for some C. Pantoja-Hidalgo books online and I couldn't find one. §inned™


Apr 13, 2000, 02:05 AM	#20
asterisk Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Pasig City	Wala sa Amazon? Try mo ang Barnes & Noble