The Best Philippine Short Stories of the Twentieth Century
Title | The Best Philippine Short Stories of the Twentieth Century PDF eBook |
Author | Isagani R. Cruz |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 744 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Short stories, Philippine (English) |
ISBN |
Brown River, White Ocean
Title | Brown River, White Ocean PDF eBook |
Author | Luis Francia |
Publisher | Rutgers University Press |
Total Pages | 304 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780813519999 |
31 short stories and 108 poems represent a literary history of English writing in the Philippines, from the turn of the century to the present.
Self-portraits 2
Title | Self-portraits 2 PDF eBook |
Author | Thelma B. Kintanar |
Publisher | Ateneo University Press |
Total Pages | 302 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9789715504522 |
Like its predecessor, this volume looks deeply into the interaction between the lives and work of a group of Filipina artists.
Philippine Short Stories, 1925-1940
Title | Philippine Short Stories, 1925-1940 PDF eBook |
Author | Leopoldo Y. Yabes |
Publisher | UP Press |
Total Pages | 542 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9715420834 |
This anthology puts together some sixty-six short stories in English written by Filipino authors within forty years following the introduction of English in the Philippines. Originally published in periodicals now long out of circulation, they have been given this more enduring form through the efforts of Leopoldo Y. Yabes, a well-known literary critic, scholar, and educator. Students of Philippine literature will find this anthology invaluable as a reference and will appreciate the discussion and information provided by the editor in his introductory essays.
Philippine Short Stories, 1941-1955
Title | Philippine Short Stories, 1941-1955 PDF eBook |
Author | Leopoldo Y. Yabes |
Publisher | UP Press |
Total Pages | 800 |
Release | 2009-07 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9715420850 |
This anthology is a collection of some sixty-six short stories written in English by Filipino authors within the forty years following the introduction of English in the Philippines.
Diplomat-Scholar
Title | Diplomat-Scholar PDF eBook |
Author | Erwin S Fernandez |
Publisher | Flipside Digital Content Company Inc. |
Total Pages | 309 |
Release | 2017-04-30 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 981476244X |
Leon Ma. Guerrero (1915-82), a top-notch writer and diplomat, served six Philippine presidents, beginning with President Manuel L. Quezon and ending with President Ferdinand E. Marcos. In this first full-length biography, Guerrero's varied career as writer and diplomat is highlighted from an amateur student editor and associate editor of a prestigious magazine to ambassador to different countries that reflected then the exciting directions of Philippine foreign policy. But did you know that he served as public prosecutor in the notorious Nalundasan murder case, involving the future Philippine president? Did you also know that during his stint as ambassador to the Court of Saint James he wrote his prize-winning biography of Philippine national hero, Jose Rizal? Learn more about him in this fully documented biography recounting with much detail from his correspondence the genesis and evolution of his thinking about the First Filipino, which is the apposite title of his magnum opus.
Encyclopedia of Post-Colonial Literatures in English
Title | Encyclopedia of Post-Colonial Literatures in English PDF eBook |
Author | Eugene Benson |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 1950 |
Release | 2004-11-30 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1134468482 |
" ... Documents the history and development of [Post-colonial literatures in English, together with English and American literature] and includes original research relating to the literatures of some 50 countries and territories. In more than 1,600 entries written by more than 600 internationally recognized scholars, it explores the effect of the colonial and post-colonial experience on literatures in English worldwide.