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21st Century Literature
GROUP Regions 1 , 2 , 3 , 4-A Authors/Writers
1 Overview • Introduction • The authors • Their Biography • Works • Conclusions REGION 1 AUTHOR/WRITERS Carlos Bulosan Carlos Sampayan Bulosan was a Filipino novelist and poet born in 1913 in the rural village of Mangusmana, Binalonan, Pangasinan. He spent most of his life in the United States, where he wrote the semi-autobiographical Americas is in the house. Bulosan left his home country at age 17 to find salvation during the American colonial period. Upon arriving in Seattle, he faced racism and low-paying jobs, working as a farmworker and dishwasher. He was active in the labor movement and edited the 1952 Yearbook for International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 37. After years of discrimination, starvation, and sickness, Bulosan underwent tuberculosis surgery, losing most of his ribs and lung function. He became a prolific writer and voice for Filipinos, publishing novels like The Laughter of My Father and The Cry and the Dedication. His works are commemorated in the Carlos Bulosan Memorial Exhibit at the historic Eastern Hotel in Seattle. WORKS
01 02 03 The City and The Laughter My Father’s The Of My Father Tragedy Dedication REGION 2 AUTHOR/WRITERS Emmanuel Agapito Flores Lacaba
Emmanuel Agapito Flores Lacaba (December 10, 1948 – March 18, 1976), popularly known as Eman Lacaba, was a Filipino writer, poet, essayist, playwright, fictionist, scriptwriter, songwriter and activist and he is considered as the only poet warrior of the Philippines.
Lacaba was killed on March 18, 1976 in Tucaan Balaag, Asuncion, Davao de Norte he was set to go back shortly to the city for a new assignment that would have used his writing skills, and had even agreed to write a script for Lino Brocka once he got back there. He was 27 years old. WORKS
Lacaba wrote the lyrics of "Awit ni Kuala", the song
sung by Lolita Rodriguez in the classic Lino Brocka masterpiece 'Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang '. He also composed new revolutionary lyrics in Cebuano for some well-known folk songs. REGION 3 AUTHOR/WRITERS Francisco Balagtas Francisco Balagtas y de la Cruz, also known as Francisco Baltazar, was a prominent Filipino poet and literary laureate. Born in 1788 in Barrio Panginay, Bigaa, Bulacan, he studied in Manila and later worked as a houseboy. He learned to write poetry from José de la Cruz, who challenged him to improve his writing. Balagtas moved to Pandacan in 1835 and met María Asunción Rivera, who would later serve as his muse. His love for MAR was challenged by Mariano Capule, who imprisoned him for shaved head. Balagtas wrote Florante at Laura in Tagalog during a time when Filipino writing was predominantly written in Spanish. He published Florante at Laura in 1838 and served as an assistant to the Justice of Peace and Major Lieutenant. He died in 1862, and his name is engraved in the Filipino debate form, Balagtasan. An elementary school and plaza in Manila honor Balagtas, and his birthplace, Bigaa, Bulacan, was renamed Balagtas, Bulacan. WORKS Orosmán at Zafira – a komedya (a Filipino theater form evolved from the Spanish comedia) in four parts Don Nuño at Selinda – a komedya in three parts Auredato at Astrome – a komedya in three parts Clara Belmore – a komedya in three parts Abdol at Misereanan – a komedya, staged in Abucay in 1857 Bayaceto at Dorslica – a komedya in three parts, staged at Udyong on September 27, 1857 Alamansor at Rosalinda – a komedya staged at Udyong during the town's feast La India elegante y el negrito amante – a short play in one part Nudo gordeano Rodolfo at Rosemonda Mahomet at Constanza Claus (translated into Tagalog from Latin) Florante at Laura, an awit (metrical narrative poem with dodecasyllabic quatrains [12 syllables per line, 4 lines per stanza]); Balagtas' masterpiece REGION 4 AUTHOR/WRITERS N. V. M. GONZALES Néstor Vicente Madali González was a Filipino writer born in Romblon, Philippines in 1915. He was raised in Mansalay, a southern town of Oriental Mindoro, and was a musician and school supervisor. González attended Mindoro High School and later attended National University in Manila. He wrote for the Philippine Graphic and edited for the Evening News Magazine and Manila Chronicle. He made a mark in the Philippine writing community as a member of the Board of Advisers of Likhaan: the University of the Philippines Creative Writing Center, founding editor of The Diliman Review, and the first president of the Philippine Writers' Association. He taught at the University of Santo Tomas, the Philippine Women's University, and the University of the Philippines. In 1987, he was conferred the Doctor of Humane Letters by the University of the Philippines. Works The works of Gonzalez have been published in Filipino, English, Chinese, German, Russian and Indonesian language.
Novels:
The Winds of April (1941)
A Season of Grace (1956) The Bamboo Dancers (1988) Thanks For Listening!
