This includes the definition of chick literature, the background of chick literature in the Philippines, why is it popular and some examples of this literature.
2. WHAT IS CHICK LITERATURE?
- it is a genre firction which addresses issues of
modern womanhood, often humorously and
light-heartedly.
- the genre became popular in the late 1990s,
with chick lit titles topping bestseller lists and
the creation imprints devoted entirely to chick
lit.
3. WHAT IS CHICK LITERATURE?
- this sells well to young women, especially
single working women on their 20s / 30s.
- Although it sometimes includes romantic
elements, chick lit is generally not considered a
direct subcategory of romance novel genre,
because the heroine's relationship with her
family or friends is often just as important as her
romantic relationship.
5. CHICK LIT IN THE PHILIPPINES
- here in the Philippines, industry insiders place
its debut to have taken place in 2002, which is
about time Summit Books began publishing
English-language novels for young, female
urbanities.
- Since then, chick lit has become one of the top
money-makers of local book industry.
6. CHICK LIT IN THE PHILIPPINES
- The usual print run for the other books is 1,000
copies each.
- Summit, which is credited even by its rivals as
having gotten chick lit going, has printed 10,000
copies of each of its 12-chick lit titles. Three of
these have enjoyed second print runs.
8. WHY CHICK LIT POPULAR?
- the vocabulary is overly simplistic, the plots are
repetitive and the appeal is escapism.
- thus, these novels provide alternatives to what
cultures demand for women homemaking,
mr.rights, thin waists,and sexual fidelity ---- as
well as escapism to reality.