Modern

Contemporary
Period
PART 2 - FAMOUS WRITERS
Lesson Objectives

Discuss the cultural, social, political and economic of the period.

Note the background of the writer and their works

Present other writer and their work

Pre-Assessment/ Guide
Questions
Do you know F. Sionil
Jose or Alejandro Roces?
 Lesson Proper

Some well-known Filipino

writers and their works
1. Lualhati Bautista

She is known for novels that were adapted for movies

such as "Bata, Bata, Pa'no ka ginawa?" in 1998 and
"Dekada '70" in 2002.

Writings:

a. Ang Hukom-written in Tagalog, the story revolves

around the judge, the assistant and the verdict.

b. Seven Short Stories - compilation of some of the

writings of Lualhati Bautista.
2. N. V. M. Gonzales

Nestor Vicente Madali Gonzales was the first

recipient of the Commonwealth Literary Contest in
1940. He received the National Artist Award in 1990.

Writings:

a. The Happiest Boy in the World [From the book Seven

Hills Away]

Situated in the island of Mindoro, it is a short story that

talks about provincial life.
3. Nick Joaquin - Also known under his
pseudonym "Quijano de Manila,"

He is so far the most distinguished Filipino writer in

English Writing. He was awarded as the National Artist for
Literature in 1973.
Writings:
a. Culture and History [Excerpt]
In the last chapter of this book, Nick Joaquin tries to attest
that there is a Filipino identity.
b. May Day Eve
One of the best short narratives that believed to pioneer the
literary style called "magic realism".
4. F. Sionil Jose
-Francisco founded the Philippine Chapter of PEN, an
international organization for writers.
Aside from the National Artist Award, he also obtained the
Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature
and Creative Communication Arts.
Writings:
a. A Call For Revolution
b. Graduation
A teenager accounts the eagerness and dread of
leaving his hometown.
 5. Bienvenido Lumbera
-A critic, librettist and poet, Beny created famous musical plays such as the
"Tales of the Manuvu and Rama Hari" at "Hibik at Himagsik Nina Victoria
Laktaw."

Writings:

a. A Eulogy of Roaches

The analogous poem depicts the roaches of the general public.

b. Agunyas sa Hacienda Luisita

A poem that commemorates the massacre of farmers in Tarlac.

c. Ang Ating Bagong Panatang Makabayan

Pledged by the protestors in 2008, it sardonically condones corruption.

5. Bienvenido Lumbera
d. Paggunita sa Pamamaslang
A poem about the massacre executed by
the Ampatuan Family in 2009.
e. Toward a National Literature
Originally a speech, it was delivered by
Lumbera himself to an assembly of
writers.
6. Alejandro Roces

Anding won the Best Short Story award for "We Filipinos are Mild
Drinkers" in the United States. He received the Rizal Pro Patria, one
of the highest recognitions given by the Republic of the Philippines.
As a nationalist, he was known for promoting Ati-atihan, Moriones
and Penafrancia Festivals, to name a few.
Writings:
a. I wrote as I wrote
Roces bids farewell in this last article published in Philippine Star.
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?
articleId=594984&publicationSubCategoryId=64
6. Alejandro Roces

b. My Brother's Peculiar Chicken

The humorous short tale was featured in Martha Foley's
Best American Stories.
c. We Filipinos are Mild Drinkers
A funny short story set during World War II.
7. Edith Tiempo

She is the only female among the receivers

of the National Artist Award in Literature.

Writings:

a. Bonsai

A poem, surreally written about love.

b. The Black Monkey

Though typically short for a short story, the

baffling plot and intricate details contribute
well.
 8. Amador Daguio
(1912-1966)
He grew up in the malarial regions of Mountain Province, in
northern Luzon, where his constabulario father helped bring order
to the non-Christian Kalinga tribes. However, his own love was for
adventure of a different kind, and at the age of four he “ran away to
school,” to dream the youthful idylls later included in his
unpublished novel, The Cradle of Summer.

Writing:

The Wedding Dance

A short story telling the ill-fated love of a couple who are separated
by tradition due to their inability to have a child.
 Summary

Some of the well-known writers of the

modern period are Lualhati Bautista, F.
Sionil Jose, Alejandro Roces and Edith
Tiempo to name a few.
 References
https://libguides.dlsu.edu.ph/c.php?g=807214

https://www.tagaloglang.com/famous-filipinos/writers/
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