Gleanings from a Life in Literature by F. Sionil Jose (Out of Print)

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F. Sionil Jose, the most widely translated Filipino writer, delivered all these autobiographical lectures in the last decade. Added to tis second edition is The Challenge of History, which Sionil Jose delivered in 2009. They are a summing up of six decades of creative imagination and dedication. This lengthy writing career was first inspired by his mother, Sofia, who learned English from the Thomasites-- the first American teachers who came to the Philippines after the conclusion of the Philippine-American War in 1902. This collection is dedicated to his grade school teacher, Soledad Oriel, who introduced him to Jose Rizal, Willa Cather and Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, and at the University of Santo Tomas, his teachers Paz M. Latorena and Juan Labrador; the former taught him how to read, and the latter, a Dominican writer taught him an important lesson in writing--clarity. Though these essays are personal, they can be instructive to those who want to read, to write and to understand the Filipinos and their country.

Contents
01. A Journey to Revolution and Freedom
02. Literature As History
03. Don Quixote and I
04. Filipino English -- The Literature As We Think It.
05. Notes On The Writing Of The Rosales Saga
06. Spirit and Literature
07. To The Young Writers of Cavite
08. The Unrecognized Enemy
09. Valedictory, December 9, 2007
10. University of Santo Tomas -- A Memoir
A Philippine import.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of Santo Tomas Publishing House (January 1, 2011)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 99 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9715066216
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-9715066211


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