Saturday, October 8, 2011

Books for Breakfast & Bed

Today's Menu

Philippine Short Stories 1941-1955

So much to learn from Nick Joaquin (After the Picnic; It was Later than We Thought) in terms of POV and thought in a story; his stories sound so contemporary. ILTWT actually appears postmodern (collage! In 1943!)

I loved Ligaya Reyes (Fruto)'s Christmas Visit.

Also interesting was Ed Tiempo's Gravediggers (as a think piece masque'd as story).

Still in 1943. Progressing slowly, but surely. Thus far, topics that have come up are: Injustice, lives of the poor; marital relations/love (lost love, anticipated love, etc.), war.

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