Gagamba: The Spider Man by F. Sionil Jos̩

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GAGAMBA, the cripple, sells sweepstakes tickets the whole day at the entrance to Camarin, the Ermita restaurant. He sees them all the big men, politicians, journalists, generals, landlords, and the handsome call-girls who have made Camarin famous. In mid-July 1990, a killer earthquake struck and entombed all the beautiful people dining at the Camarin. Gagamba could have easily gotten killed but he survived the earthquake, as do two other lucky people who were buried in the rubble.
As told by the Philippines most widely translated author, this novel raises a fundamental question about life's meaning and suggests at the same time the only rational answer.

About the Author
Francisco Sionil Jose, 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 Jose'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.
A Philippine import. Limited copies available.

Paperback : 122 pages
ISBN-10 : 971536105-6
ISBN-13 : 978-97-1-536105-7
Publisher : Solidaridad Pub. House; 1st Edition (January 1, 1991)
Language: : English