9. ď‚–
She is a multiawarded writer, publisher
and cultural icon from the Philippines. She
was born in Manila, has a B.A. from St.
Theresa's College-Manila, and an M.A.
from the Ateneo de Manila
University.Gilda Cordero-Fernando was
born on June 4, 1932.
Cordero-Fernando has two landmark collection of
short stories: The Butcher, The Baker and The Candlestick
Maker (1962) and A Wilderness of Sweets (1973). These
books have been compiled and reissued later as Story
Collection (1994). Another book, Philippine Food and
Life, was published in 1992.
“Gilda Cordero-Fernando”
Cordero-Fernando has also worn numerous other hats as a visual artist,
fashion designer, playwright, art curator and producer. In February 2000,
she produced a hugely successful extravaganza entitled Luna: An Aswang
Romance.
10. ď‚–
ď‚™"Luna:An Aswang Romance"
appears to be yet another spin-off of the ageless
tale of star-crossed lovers. However, scrutiny
reveals an all-together different twist, one
distinctly Filipino in its flavor and pungency.
Gilda Cordero Fernando’s production of the
Palanca award-winning play by Rody Vera
delves into the fascination with the
preternatural netherworld and its hosts. It
delightedly gives the mythical aswang,
heretofore portrayed as a mindless, grasping
creature, a new slant: the aswang Luna has a
keen intellect, a near aristocratic lineage and the
prerequisite complicated romance.
Luna realizes this in the end as she achieves the
wholeness she craved only when she ceased struggling
against her true identity and accepted her birthright. And,
as love stories traditionally go, she wins mortal Mio’s
undivided love in spite of everything.
12. ď‚–
ď‚™ "This compilation of essays strays from
my 19th century comfort zone. In this
book we go back to a time before written
records, to a time before history.
Prehistoric Philippines
by Ambeth R. Ocampo
It is a reminder of Manuel’s challenging
remark: 'where History ends,
Anthropology begins.'"
13. ď‚–
(January 3, 1915 – March 21, 2009)
was a Filipino author. In 1951, she
was the recipient of the first ever
Palanca Award for Short Story in
Filipino, for her short story "Kuwento
ni Mabuti", which has been cited as
the most anthologized Tagalog
language short-story
“Genoveva E. Matute”
14. ď‚–
(February 7, 1893 – March 21, 1934) was a Filipino composer known for his
Kundiman songs, especially before the Second World War. Nicanor
Abelardo was born in' San Miguel de Mayumo, Bulacan. His mother belonged
to a family of artists in Guagua', the Hensons. He was introduced to music
when he was five years old, when his father taught him the solfeggio and
the banduria. At the age of 8, he was able to compose his estoryahe first
work, a waltz entitled "Ang Unang Buko," which was dedicated to his
grandmother. At the age of 13, he was already playing at saloons and
cabarets in Manila. At age 15, he was already teaching in barrio schools in
San Ildefonso and San Miguel Bulacan. All of these happened even before
young Abelardo finally took up courses under Guy F. Harrison and Robert
Schofield at the UP Conservatory of Music in 1916. By 1924, following a
teacher’s certificate in science and composition received in 1921.
“Nicanor Sta. Ana Abelardo”
Years later, he ran a boarding school for young musicians, and among his
students were National Artist Antonino Buenaventura, Alfredo Lozano and
Lucino Sacramento. In the field of composition he is known for his redefinition of
the kundiman, bringing the genre to art-song status. Among his works were
"Nasaan Ka Irog," "Magbalik Ka Hirang," and "Himutok." He died in 1934 at the
age of 41, leaving a collection of more than 140 works.[1]
15. ď‚–
is a writer and teacher best known for his
book Cebu which won the American Book
Award. The book is considered literary
significant among Filipino American literature
because of its explorations in themes such as
neocolonialism and Filipino-American
identity.Bacho also won the Washington
Governor’s Writers Award for Dark Blue Suit a
collection of stories.
“Peter Bacho”
Many of Bacho's books deal with the Filipino experience
in the United States. He considers himself an "old
Filipino writer". Bacho teaches in the Liberal Studies
Program at The Evergreen State College, Tacoma
Campus. He is also a lecturer in the Interdisciplinary
Arts and Sciences program at the University of
Washington Tacoma.
16. ď‚–
Nelson is obsessed with avoiding work, long-term
relationships and all other forms of responsibility. Sex,
Nelson's other major obsession, is what brings him to the
Philippines, having heard the archipelago's bawdy lore from
a former mistress he had shared with his father. With dark
humor and insight, Bacho explores the clash of American
and Filipino culture, as Nelson soon finds himself pulled
between Anita and Marta, two tango-dancing matriarchs,
and embroiled in his own private heart of darkness. The
resolution of this increasingly violent menage-a-trois takes
place within the context of a talent contest, a civil war, a
coronation and an exploding presidential candidate.
Nelson's Run
Paperback – February 1,2002 by Peter Bacho(Author)
17. ď‚–
ď‚™ Leaving Yesler tells the story of Bobby Vincente, a
“one drop of black blood Pinoy” looking for a
way out of the Yesler Terrace housing project,
the only home he’s ever known. Bobby is not the
first in his family to want out of Yesler Terrace.
It’s the dream as well of his aging father,
Antonio, a former prizefighter who settled in
Seattle as part of the first wave of Filipino
immigration to the city in the late 20s—part of a
generation who “hope for the best but get ready
for the worst.”
Leaving Yesler
by Peter BachoJuly 2, 2010
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ď‚™ is an award-winning author and editor of
nineteen books. She co-founded PAWWA or
Philippine American Women Writers and
Artists; she also founded Philippine
American Literary House. Brainard's works
include the World War II novel, When the
Rainbow Goddess Wept, Magdalena, and
Woman With Horns and Other Stories. She
edited several anthologies including Fiction
by Filipinos in America, Contemporary Fiction
by Filipinos in America, and two volumes of
Growing Up Filipino I and II, books used by
educators
“Cecilia Manguerra Brainard”
19. ď‚–
“This is a rich and generous collection of
stories. They spring from various sources--
autobiographical, anecdotal and experimental. It
entertains the casual reader, instructs aspiring and
practising writers alike, and enriches the country's
culture. “Cecilia’s style is even more spare or
sparing, letting the words do the barest possible
work of depicting action, description, or sequencing
the events in the collected narratives…I’d call this
style, which seems fairly unique to her (even when
compared to that of old masters like Bulosan and
Gonzalez), as scenographic, to borrow a term from
cinema.” ~ Oscar V. Campomanes, Professor,
Ateneo de Manila University
VIGAN AND OTHER STORIES
is a short story collection by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard 2011)
20. ď‚–
Angelica's Daughters is a collaborative novel by five
established Filipina writers, called a "dugtungan." A
dugtungan is a genre of Tagalog novel popular early in the
20th century, in which each writer creates a chapter and
hands it off to the next, who writes another chapter without
direction. The result, in this case, is an ensemble
performance that contains something of the exhilaration of
theatrical improv. One watches these accomplished authors
inventively weave a historical romance, creating gripping
heroines and turns of plot, crossing decades and national
boundaries, tapping into cultural roots of the Philippines,
Spain and America. Reading Angelica's Daughters is a
gripping experience.~ Brian Ascalon Roley, Author of
American Son
Angelica's Daughters:A Dugtungan
Novel by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard
21. ď‚–
“Cecilia's Diary: 1962-1969 (memoir, Anvil,
2003)”
“ Fundamentals of Creative Writing" (Anvil, 2009)
Out of Cebu: Essays and Personal Prose (personal essays) “
“University of San Carlos Press, 2012) Philippine
Woman in America (New Day Publishers, 1991)
Non-fiction which she wrote
22. ď‚–
Pinoy Literature Top10
October 3rd,2011
here are the Top 10 List of Pinoy
(informal term for Filipino) Literature
recommended by Gel G. Galang of Juice.ph
featuring Palanca Awards Winners and
National Artists:
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1. “GAGAMBA” by F. Sionil Jose
2. “THE TWISTED SERIES” by Jessica Zafra
3. “ILUSTRADO” by Miguel Syjuco
4. “MY SAD REPUBLIC” by Eric Gamalinda
5. “SOLEDAD’S SISTER” by Butch Dalisay
6. “MONDOMANILA” by Norman Wilwayco
7. “IN THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS” by Michelle
Cruz Skinner
8. “NEWS OF THE SHAMAN” by Karl de Mesa
9. “THE SKY OVER DIMAS” by Vince Groyon
10. “THE WOMAN WHO HAD TWO NAVELS” by
Nick Joaquin