Welcome to Filipino Writers

Welcome to Filipinowriters blog. This is an online reference that I will be continually updating to promote Filipino writers and their works.

It is the goal of this blog to be a one-stop research destination for everyone who wants to know more about Philippines in the context of literature.

How each entry is presented:
Each blog entry is titled by writer’s name. The content lists the titles of their writings, a description, a summary and/or a brief background.

You can always use the navigation tools on the sidebars too that will take you directly to the information you are searching for.

Writer List

Primary Categories
Author
Year
Filipino/Tagalog Title
English Title
Spanish Title
Short Stories
Novel
Poetry

Please check the latest writer featured below.

Cheers,
Karina

NICK JOAQUIN

National Artist for Literature

Short Story

1. The Summer Solstice
A story set in Spanish Colonial times and discussed about the conflict and resolution of Christian faith and pagan beliefs in Filipino culture. It is set in a barrio during the feast of St. John and the pagan feast Tadtarin. The St. John symbolizes the dominance of male as represented by Christian religion. The pagan feast Tadtarin is the recollection of the divine female, powerful over the male, prayed to, worshipped and adored. Main characters of the story are Doña Lupeng and Don Paeng.

2. May Day Eve
Agueda and Badoy look back to that fateful May Day Eve when they met and fell in love. On a warm, tropic night they stumbled upon one another when Agueda followed a superstition of looking into a mirror with a candle to see who she will marry. The story is filled with the flavors of nostalgic Spanish times in the Philippines.