OMG! My book The Distance of Rhymes & Other Tragedies and other books by Filipino authors reviewed and briefly noted by National Artist for Literature F. Sionil Jose in the Philippines Star. Joel Pablo Salud, editor of the weekly Graphic, not only edits the magazine and writes those weekly articles — he has squeezed time to write these well-crafted stories that resonate because they are so thoroughly contextual, they depict and probe deep into contemporary life. Joel did something unnecessary, though. In his introduction, he gives the background of how each story was conceived. A story should stand by itself — and these stories do — without the props. My favorite in this collection is “Insurrecto.” Every Filipino should read it because it is history made alive only because Joel is brilliant; he is also committed to the truth. I hope that he can yet steal more time from a very exacting job to do a novel. This old editor’s only advice to Joel: beware of adjectives. Noted, Manong Frankie (F Sionil Jose) and thank you! philstar/arts-and-culture/2014/02/03/1285510/books-briefly-noted with Che Sarigumba, Rachel Salud, Dulce Sanchez, Alma Anonas-Carpio, Raynand Dizon, Krip Yuson, Karl R. De Mesa, Psyche Roxas-Mendoza, Inday Espina-Varona, Trixie Cruz, Jenny Ortuoste, Jen Aquino, Miko Salud, Thad Cabangon, Benjamin Ramos, Frederick Alegre, D D. Edgard A Cabangon
Posted on: Mon, 03 Feb 2014 04:03:09 +0000
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