The Philippines is in the Heart (First Edition) by Carlos Bulosan

Out of print title.

Although Carlos Bulosan left the Philippines in 1931 when he was 17 years old, the short stories in "The Philippines Is In The Heart" show that he never really left his native country in spirit. "What impelled me to write? The answer is : my grand dream of equality among men and freedom for all. To give a literate voice to the voiceless one hundred thousand Filipinos in the United States, Hawaii, and Alaska. Above all and ultimately, to translate the desires and aspirations of the whole Filipino people in the Philippines and abroad in terms relevant to contemporary history." The stories in this collection exhibit a wide range of themes and attitudes testifying to Bulosan's versatile craft. In his essay "I Am Not A Laughing Man," Bulosan refused to be stereotyped as a purveyor of cartoons. He sougt to repudiate the one-sided and biased prejudice against him as a Filipino writer handling Filipino materials. Like Chaucer or Boccacio, though under different conditions, Bulosan cherished and translated into practice a serious commitment: the trenchant exposure of folly and vice through various comic and satiric stratagems. Through the oblique modes of irony, allegory and other symbolic devices, Bulosan denounced oppression and exploitation. His narrative style involved mainly a criticism of social classes through the discriminating portrayal of concrete types (not stereotypes) that reflect the dynamic and diverse trends of history.
A Philippine import. Limited copies available.

ASIN : B002E5H2IW
Publisher : New Day Publishers (January 1, 1996)
ISBN-10 : 971100940-4
ISBN-13 : 978-97-1-100940-3


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