Viajero (A Filipino Novel) by F. Sionil José
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Viajero is a novel of history, of these islands and their people long before the Spaniards came. It is also the story of the Filipino diaspora as seen by an orphan, Salvador dela Raza, who is brought by an American captain to the United States in 1945. Through the eyes of Salvador unfolds the epic voyage of the Filipino, from the earliest contact with China through Magellan's tragedy in Mactan, onto the heroic voyage of the galleons across the Pacific. The VIAJERO story concludes with the movement of Filipino workers to the Middle East, and the travail of Filipino women in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Tokyo. The Filipino's continuous search for social justice and moral order — a major theme in Sionil Jose's fiction - pervades this novel.
About the Author
Francisco Sionil José, 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, José 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. José 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 José’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 : 1.05 pounds
Paperback : 314 pages
ISBN-13 : 978-97-1-884504-2
ISBN-10 : 971884504-6
Publisher : Solidaridad Pub. House; 1st Edition (January 1, 1993)
Language: : English
About the Author
Francisco Sionil José, 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, José 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. José 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 José’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 : 1.05 pounds
Paperback : 314 pages
ISBN-13 : 978-97-1-884504-2
ISBN-10 : 971884504-6
Publisher : Solidaridad Pub. House; 1st Edition (January 1, 1993)
Language: : English