by Edberto M. Villegas

Mula kay Dr. Elmer A. Ordonez, kritiko sa panitikan, dating Dekano ng Departamento ng ingles at literatura, University of the Philippines, Diliman
“The novel graphically describes the lives of the poor and wretched whose lot has not improved after EDSA, and analyses Philippine society through the characters. It is an introspective novel in that the characters like Blas, the homosexual or Marita, the ex-beauty queen, share their experiences and thoughts before they joined the Communist Party of the Philippines…. The ill-advised armed uprising (not sanctioned by the central leadership) becomes instructive even as it never takes place at all in reality. The fictional characters are believable, and most scenes familiar to many. It is a social realist novel at its best.”

Tungkol sa May-akda (ABOUT THE AUTHOR):
Si Edberto M. Villegas ay socio-economic consultant ng National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDF). Marami siyang nasulat na aklat sa ingles sa pulitikal ekonomya, kagaya ng Studies in Philippine Political Economy, Global Finance and the Philippine Financial System at iba pa. Siya ay naging biktima ng karahasan ng batas militar ng diktadurang regimen ni Ferdinand Marcos, natortyur at napreso. Sa kasalukuyan siya ay propesor ng Development Studies at Philosophy ng University of the Philippines-Manila at Polytechnic University of the Philippines. Sa ibang likha niya sa panitikan, halimbawa sa maikling kuwento at sa unang nobela niyang Sebyo, ang ginamit niyang pangalan ay Carlos Humberto.

Price: PHP 100.00
Author: Edberto M. Villegas
Genre: Nobela, Fiction
Publisher: Popular Bookstore