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Philippines. Bata, Bata... Pa'no Ka Ginawa? (lit. Child, Child... how Were You Made?, [1] also known as Lea's Story) [2][3][4][5] is a novel written in Filipino by the female writer, Lualhati Bautista, released in 1988. Lea's Story centers around the life of Lea, a women's rights activist who struggles to raise her children as a single mother ...
978-1-78435-092-5. Florante at Laura[a] is an 1838 awit written by Tagalog poet Francisco Balagtas. The story was dedicated to his former sweetheart María Asunción Rivera, whom he nicknamed "M.A.R." and Selya in Kay Selya ("For Celia"). [2][3][4] The story is loosely based on Balagtas' own biography.
Nick Joaquin. Nicomedes " Nick " Marquez Joaquin (Tagalog: [hwaˈkin]; May 4, 1917 – April 29, 2004) was a Filipino writer and journalist best known for his short stories and novels in the English language. He also wrote using the pen name Quijano de Manila. Joaquin was conferred the rank and title of National Artist of the Philippines for ...
1925. Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (Tagalog, literally "The Stories of Grandmother Basyang") is an anthology of short stories written by "Lola Basyang," the pen name of Severino Reyes, founder and editor of the Tagalog magazine, Liwayway. The original magazine stories have since been adapted into books, comics, television, and film.
Buhay na Pinagdaanan ni Juan Tamad na Anac ni Fabio at ni Sofia sa Caharian nang Portugal (The life lived by Lazy John, son of Fabio and Sofia in the Kingdom of Portugal"), published in 1919. Juan Tamad (Filipino for "Lazy John") is a character in Philippine folklore noteworthy for extreme laziness. [1] He is usually portrayed as a child ...
Nínay is a novel in the Spanish language written by Pedro Alejandro Paterno, and is the first novel authored by a native Filipino. Paterno authored this novel when he was twenty-three years old [ 1 ] and while living in Spain in 1885, the novel was later translated into English in 1907 [ 1 ] and into Tagalog in 1908. [ 2 ]
Juan Abad. Juan Abad (February 8, 1872 – December 24, 1932) was a Filipino printer, playwright, and journalist-1899.His main contribution to Filipino theatre was his patriotic plays: the zarzuela Ang Tanikalang Guinto (The Golden Chain), and Isang Punglo ng Kaaway, the former which, caused his arrest and trial.
Patricio Mariano y Geronimo (17 March 1877 at Santa Cruz, Manila – 28 January 1935), son of son of Petronilo Mariano and Dionisia Geronimo. [1][2], was a Filipino nationalist, revolutionary, pundit, [3] poet, playwright, dramatist, short story writer, novelist, journalist, [3] violinist, painter, and a Katipunan member.