21st CENTURY

LITERARY
TEXTS AND THE
FILIPINO
AUTHORS
 SMALLER AND • Manila Critics’
SMALLER Circle National Book
CIRCLES Award (2002)
• Madrigal-Gonzalez
• Published in 2002 Best First Book
Award (2003)
• Speculative Fiction • In 2015, a new,
expanded edition of
• considered one of the the novel was
first Filipino crime published by Soho
novels Press, New York.
• • “Even the holiest in
• injustice and the eyes of people
inequality in the has the darkest
Philippines crimes.”
• Maria Felisa H.
• Poverty, corruption Batacan
and Catholic Church • - F.H Batacan
• - a filipino author
and a journalist
SYNOPSIS:

Two Jesuit priests, Gus Saenz and Jerome

Lucero perform forensic work to solve the
mystery revolving around the murders of
young boys in Payatas, one of Metro
Manila's biggest slum areas. While dealing
with the systematic corruption of the
government, church, and the elite, the two
priests delve into criminal profiling, crime
scene investigation, and forensic analysis to
solve the killings, and eventually, find the
murderer.
KUNG ALAM NIYO LANG
• Published in 2009
• Flash Fiction
• There are four stories
-Ang nawawalang Diyos
-Ang sayaw ng mga letra
- Si Inggo at ang Santo Kuwatro
- Nang Mapagod si kamatayan
-Faith, Mental Illness, Grief, Greed and Death

BACKGROUND OF THE AUTHOR

- one of the greatest screenwriters the Philippine Cinema has seen
- He grew up as an orphan in Daet, Camarines Norte
- He has written countless of Literary pieces from essays, short stories,
novels, plays, and over 150 screenplays
SYNOPSIS:
It tells stories about these kids and how there musings reflect the adult dilemmas
of faith, mental illness, grief, greed and death. The first story is all about searching
for God. A boy named Carlo want to see if Gods truly exist and when he was
traveling with his pets, his pets died and he became older and he couldn't find
where is God. Until the end Carlo didn't believe that the God really existed. The
second story is all about mental illness, it is a boy named
Trevor that can’t get over to what happened to his older brother. His brother died
because of motorcycle accident and that causes him why he got mental illness and
then her mother decided to take him to the hospital. The third story is all about
reopening the issue of bullying. It also talks about stories that are forgotten and
how they can evolve into monsters that haunt you. And the last story is all about
grief and death. There's a little boy named monty and his parents died. He thought
that reapers is the reason why his parents died, he also thinks that reapers is bad
guy. One day death reaper didn’t show up, until then the people have a unlimited
life they don’t die. Until one day every people wants they life end because they so
tired of their life. Monty grown up and he also wants to die because he so old.
 ALL'S FAIR IN BLOG AND
WAR
•Published in 2013
•Chick Lit
•Romance
•CreateSpace Independent
Publishing Platform; 1st edition
(October 9, 2013)
• All's Fair in Blog and War won in
the 2014 Filipino Readers' Choice
Awards as Best Romance in
English.
•2015 Filipino Readers’ Choice
Awards
• Chrissie Peria
•Filipino Author
Author of All's Fair in Blog and War
 100 KISLAP
• published in 2011
• flash fiction
• Abdon M. Balde Jr. the
author of 100 kislap
• 100 Kislap' by Albay’s
Poet Laureate Abdon M.
Balde Jr. wins National
Book Award
• The book, 100 Kislap, is a
collection of 100 short
fiction
SYNOPSIS:
Sa librong ito ay inilulunsad ko ang KISLAP bilang kuwentong maaaring umabot, maaaring hindi,
ngunit hindi hihigit sa 150 salita. Kislap sa madilim at masalimuot na buhay ng tao. Kislap na
naglarawan sa isang daigdig, dito at sa kalawakan. Kislap na tumanglaw sa landas ng isang
naliligaw. Kislap ng katotohanang maglalantad sa pagkukunwari. Kislap ng karangyaan na
nagbabalatkayong kasalaulaan. Kislap na nagpapasilip sa mga lihim na nagkakanlong sa
madidilim na lungga ng kasamaan. Kislap ng kagandahang nagkumahog umahon sa pangit na
kaligiran.

Не

Ang KISLAP ay kuwentong isang iglap. Ngunit malawak ang paksa, walang hanggahan ang
panahon, walang ang mundo. Kagyat mang matapos ang salaysay ay malimit na hindi halos
matuldukan ang huling salita.

ACAN

Sa pamagat pa lamang ay mahuhulaan na kung nasaan tayo at nasa anong panahon. Makikilala na
ang nagsasalita at kilala na rin si Salome, hindi na kailangang ipakilala ang mga tauhan. Hindi na
kailangan ang detalye. Ang gusto mong malaman ay kung ano ang nangyari bago at ang
mangyayari pagkatapos bigkasin ng pangunahing tauhan ang halos pabulagsak na pangungusap.
Maaaring may mabuo nang sapantaha kung ano ang mga pangyayari.
 “Para Kay B”
• By Ricardo Lee
or popularly
known as Ricky
Lee
• published in 2008
• fictional story
• It is a novel that
have 5 different
stories that speak
the truth about
falling in love,
accepting a heart
break, and falling
out of love.
SYNOPSIS:
The first chapter tells the story of Irene. A girl who has the gift of a photographic
memory. She fell in love with Jordan, who made her a promise. A promise that
was eventually broken and left in the shadows of an unrecognizable face of love
forgotten.
The second story is about Sandra and her story of love forbidden. Sandra fell in
love with his older brother, Lupe—a love story that blossomed in the most unusual
of places despite conflicts with our society’s norms. It is a story that reminds us
that some love only blooms for it to meet its doom.
By the third chapter, a new character named Erica is introduced. She lives in a
fictional town in Luzon, called Maldiaga, where residents have forgotten how and
what it’s like to fall in love. “Kabog, kilig, kirot. Kapag naramdaman mo ang
tatlong K, umiibig ka!” In her search for the portal that could lead her to the land
of love, she was transported to Manila, where she met Jake, who later fell in love
with her. Unfortunately, in their story, like an asymptote, they keep getting closer
and closer to finding the true meaning of love, but they never really cross to
finally know the answer.
The fourth chapter talks about Ester. Like Erica, Ester experienced the kind of
love that never seemed to last or at least get to its fullest. Ester is a lesbian who
fell in love with their family’s maid, Sara. The story continues to tell Ester’s
struggles with her sexuality. After having families of their own, Ester, through the
help of her son, learned the importance of finding and embracing her truth. The
story of Ester and Sara is almost the same as Irene’s forbidden love—that no
matter how pure and true their love is, it will never thrive in a world that’s hellbent
on demeaning it.
Last, the fifth chapter is about Bessie. Of the five characters, Bessie or the ‘B’ in
Para Kay B makes the cut in the quota mentioned. Bessie is the inspiration of the
writer in the book, Lucas. Bessie is Lucas’ unrequited love. If you ever wonder
why the title, perhaps it’s how Bessie’s story intertwines with the rest of the
book’s stories. How all five characters had similar experiences cleverly describes
the heartrending complications of love.
THANKS