PERIOD OF LITERATURE IN ENGLISH ( 1941 - 1945 )

● Between 1941-1945
● During this period there was no freedom of speech
●Because of the strict prohibitions imposed b the Japanese in the writing and
publishing ofworks in English, Philippine literature in English experienced a dark
period. Example ingani .The few who dared to write did so for their bread and
butter or for propaganda.Writings that came out during this period were
journalistic in nature. Writers feltsuppressed but slowly, the spirit of
nationalism started to seep into their consciousness.While some continued to write,
the majority waited for a better climate to publish theirworks.kasagaran gyd
naghuwat gyd cla for better timing to publish their works kai kungimo mn gud e
publish sa wrong timing naa juy possibilities na mapatay
●Noteworthy writer of the period was Carlos P. Romulo who won the Pulitzer Prize
forhis bestsellers I SAW THE FALL OF THE PHILIPPINES, I SEE THE PHILIPPINESRISE and
his MOTHER AMERICA AND MY BROTHER AMERICANS.
●Journalists also include Salvador P. Lopez, Leon Ma. Geurrero, Raul Manglapuz
andCarlos Bulosan. Nick Joaquin produced THE WOMAN WHO LOOKED LIKE LAZARUS. Carlos
Bulosan’s works included THE LAUGHTER OF MY FATHER (1944), THEVOICE OF BATAAN,
1943, SIX FILIPINO POETS, 1942, among others. Alfredo Litiatco published With Harp
and Sling and in 1943, Jose P. Laurel published Forces that Make a nation great