11. This work is so simple, it's easy to dismiss by a
non-careful reader. On an action-level, it's not
lively, but if one is knowledgeable of the
historical and cultural contexts its stark
metaphors allude to and, in some ways,
illuminate, a very subtle brilliance can be
gleaned. It's a more laid-back book than most,
and lives more in the gentle surprise of lovely
language and concepts than go-go plot or
quirky characters. Probably a book more for
the mind and a creative heart.
15. • The classic short story by the late
Philippine National Artist for Literature, set
in the 1850s.
• Portrays the collision between raw
instincts and refined culture. Its main
character, Doña Lupeng, initially rejects
ancient beliefs, but under the spell of the
moon, she gets possessed by the spirit of
the Tadtarin cult.
asamori'yagosngluhangnunukal; ...Ibigniyangipahiwatigsamgamambabasaangbuhayngtao. Angsimula at angwakasnito. Kung anodapatangklasengbuhayangatingpagpipiliin. ...posanangmaliwanaganangkabuuang
Angkwentongito ay tungkolsaisangestudyante at isanggurona may mabigatnaproblemasapamilyangunit may magandangpananawsabuhay. Angkwento ay nagsimulasasilid-aklatanngkanilangpaaralan. Sa isangsuloknito ay naroonangisangestudyantengumiiyakdahilsaisanghindikalalimangbagay ‘di gayangsakanyangguro. Nang makitangguroangestudyantengnasabi, sinabirinnitongsiya ay iiyakdahilsaisangmabigatnasuliraninsakanyangbuhay. Sila ay nagingmalapit. Angsuliraninpalangito ay tungkolsakanyangpamilya: angkanyanganak at asawa. Ngunit, sakabilangsuliraningito, siya ay nanatilingpositibo. Sa kanyangpagigingguro, madalasniyangsabihinangsalitangmabutisabawatkataga kaya angkwentongito’y naging“kwentoniMabutiâ€. -hAceE09_N. V. M. Gonzalez (Nestor VicentiMadali Gonzalez) b. Romblon, Romblon 8 Sept 1915. Fictionist, poet, essayist. He was the son of Vicente Gonzalez, a school supervisor, and PastoraMadali, a teacher. He was married to Narita Manuel with whom he had four children. When he was four, his family migrated to Mindoro and settled in barrio of Wasig. Gonzalez had his early schooling in Romblon and later a...moreMore about N.V.M. Gonzalez...
