Posted on May 25, 2023
4 new books by Filipino authors to read this spring
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4 new books by Filipino authors to read this spring
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."A cerebral novel about a woman looking for a place that may or may not exist
Gina Apostol, whose books have won a PEN/Open America Award and a Philippine National Book Award, is out with her latest novel since Insurrecto in 2018: La Tercera. It tells the story of Rosario, a Filipino writer from New York City, as she embarks on a mission to find a place called La Tercera after her mother dies. La Tercera is her mother's supposed inheritance — but as Rosario investigates, she only uncovers more questions about her family's legacy and heritage.
Packed with pop culture and literary references from Saturday Night Fever to Alfred Lord Tennyson, and untranslated words and phrases in Tagalog, Spanish and Waray, a regional Philippine language, the weighty prose forces the reader to confront the country's legacy of Spanish colonialism, American imperialism and the suppression of indigenous culture. It also emphasizes the difficulty that Rosario faces in piecing together her family's fragmented past. This book is a must-read for lovers of literature, history and language."
..."A cerebral novel about a woman looking for a place that may or may not exist
Gina Apostol, whose books have won a PEN/Open America Award and a Philippine National Book Award, is out with her latest novel since Insurrecto in 2018: La Tercera. It tells the story of Rosario, a Filipino writer from New York City, as she embarks on a mission to find a place called La Tercera after her mother dies. La Tercera is her mother's supposed inheritance — but as Rosario investigates, she only uncovers more questions about her family's legacy and heritage.
Packed with pop culture and literary references from Saturday Night Fever to Alfred Lord Tennyson, and untranslated words and phrases in Tagalog, Spanish and Waray, a regional Philippine language, the weighty prose forces the reader to confront the country's legacy of Spanish colonialism, American imperialism and the suppression of indigenous culture. It also emphasizes the difficulty that Rosario faces in piecing together her family's fragmented past. This book is a must-read for lovers of literature, history and language."
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
Maj Kim Patterson Had a Filipino Couple behind Me at 30 Tweedale Grove, Ickehman, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UK. DPC Joe and the Mrs a Nurse at the Clinic in the Embassy. My Son was over there Frequently and they would send Him Home with Lumpia and Pancit Frequently. Also on Dodge I would hang out in the "Village" Where that was Common Fare along with Sweet and Sour Strawberry Grouper.
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