Dusk (Rosales Saga #1) by F. Sionil Jos̩

With Dusk (originally published in the Philippines as Po-on), F. Sionil Jose begins his five-novel Rosales Saga, which the poet and critic Ricaredo Demetillo called "the first great Filipino novels written in English." Set in the 1880s, Dusk records the exile of a tenant family from its village and the new life it attempts to make in the small town of Rosales. Here commences the epic tale of a family unwillingly thrown into the turmoil of history. But this is more than a historical novel; it is also the eternal story of man's tortured search for true faith and the larger meaning of existence. Jose has achieved a fiction of extraordinary scope and passion, a book as meaningful to Philippine literature as One Hundred Years of Solitude is to Latin American literature.

About the Author
Francisco Sionil Jos̩, awarded as the Philippine National Artist for Literature (2001), made his novels, short stories and non-fiction works to highlight the social underpinnings, class struggles and colonial history of Filipino society. He is best known for his epic work, The Rosales Saga five novels encompassing a hundred years of Philippine history, painting a vivid documentary of Filipino life. Since starting his writing career in 1949, Jos̩ has written more than 35 books, translated into more than 20 languages and published worldwide. He has also been involved with international cultural organizations, notably International P.E.N., the world association of poets, playwrights, essayists and novelists, whose Philippine Center he founded in 1958. Jos̩ has worked as a journalist, and has founded a bookshop, publishing house and art gallery. In 1966, he established Solidarity, a monthly magazine of current affairs, ideas and the arts, whose contributors included Southeast Asia's leading writers, poets, statesmen, scholars and political activists. According to Prof. Edwin Thumboo of the National University of Singapore, "Ever the visionary, Frankie saw Southeast Asia as a region well ahead of the politicians, political scientists and economists. Solidarity did more to advance the understanding of Southeast Asia and the sense of it as a region, than any other journal." Recognitions of Jos̩e's literary works and his influence on the Philippines and Asia include the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature and Creative Arts (1980), Philippine National Artist (2001), and the Pablo Neruda Centennial Award (2004), and Officer in the French Order of Arts and Letters (2014). Now in his nineties, he continues to be a prolific writer and relentless voice against social injustice and national amnesia. Almost daily, he still climbs the three flights of steps to his writing alcove at the Solidaridad Bookshop in Manila.

Item Weight : 11.2 ounces
Paperback : 352 pages
ISBN-10 : 037575144-0
ISBN-13 : 978-03-7-575144-8
Product Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.88 x 8.5 inches
Publisher : Modern Library; 1st Edition (April 28, 1998)
Language: : English