State of War

10 best books like State of War (Ninotchka Rosca): Dusk, When the Rainbow Goddess Wept, The Mythology Class: A Graphic Novel, The Kite of Stars and Other Stories, Bones of Contention: The Andres Bonifacio Lectures, It's a Mens World, Venn Man at iba pang Kalupitan ng Kapalaran!, Ermita: A Filipino Novel, Catch A Falling Star, Walong Diwata ng Pagkahulog

Dusk

Author	F. Sionil José
ISBN	0375751440

With Dusk (originally published in the Philippines as Po-on), F. Sionil Jose begins his five-novel Rosales Saga, which the poet and critic Ricaredo Demetillo called "the first great Filipino novels written in English." Set in the 1880s, Dusk records the exile of a tenant family from its village and...

When the Rainbow Goddess Wept

Author	Cecilia Manguerra Brainard
ISBN	0472086375

Set against the backdrop of the Japanese invasion of the Philippines in 1941, Cecilia Manguerra Brainard's brilliant novel weaves myth and legend together with the suffering and tragedies of the Filipino people. When nine-year-old Yvonne flees with her family into the jungle to join the resistance...

The Mythology Class: A Graphic Novel

Author	Arnold Arre
ISBN	9715082793

The Mythology Class is a graphic novel written and illustrated by Filipino comic creator Arnold Arre. It was originally published by the author under his own Tala Comics Publishing in four issues in 1999, and was collected into a special edition by Adarna House in September of 2005.

The story...

The Kite of Stars and Other Stories

Author	Dean Francis Alfar
ISBN	9712719233

The [over] price that I paid for this book is so worth it . You see, I ended up buying the last "almost damaged, but not as a sale item" copy on a kind-of high-end bookstore, because I was worried that I wouldn't be able to find another copy. But DFA made that Php xx5 amount I paid for the book worth it!!

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Bones of Contention: The Andres Bonifacio Lectures

Author

Ambeth R. Ocampo

"Ocampo effectively uses...the art of storytelling to school his audience about scrutinizing public memory as a responsibility of informed citizenship...Ocampo cites a wide range of primary sources to show his readers how to interrogate the past and to familiarize them with the problems of periodization,...

It's a Mens World

Author

Bebang Siy

Unang nagka-mens ang kapatid kong si Colay kesa sa akin. Ten years old siya noon at ako, magtu-twelve. Sabi ng mga pinsan ko, nauna raw si Colay kasi mas mataba siya at mas aktibo sa paggalaw-galaw kesa sa akin.

Naging sentro ng atensiyon si Colay noong araw na reglahin siya. Lahat kami, nasa labas...

Venn Man at iba pang Kalupitan ng Kapalaran!

Author	Manix Abrera
ISBN	9710545027

I am now running out of what else to say about this series.

One morning though, I got a copy of one of our broadsheets here in the Philippines, The Philippine Daily Inquirer and saw that this comic strip is serialized there. I knew that all along but since I have not been buying newspapers anymore...

Ermita: A Filipino Novel

Author

F. Sionil José

Ermita as the major character in this novel, was first introduced in F. Sionil Jose's novella, "Obsession." Fabulous protitute, a woman wronged, she is now exposed in her exquisite nudity, surrounded by people like her, Eduardo Dantes, publisher, Senator Andres Bravo, General Bombilla, socialite...

Catch A Falling Star

Author	Cristina Pantoja-Hidalgo
ISBN	9712708772

They say that childhood memories are really meant to guide us during our adulthood. That they can help predict our behaviors as adult. If these are true, then I am not surprised that the author of this book is one of the most respected writers and literature professors in the country. She is Dr. Cristina...

Walong Diwata ng Pagkahulog

Author	Edgar Calabia Samar
ISBN	9712720666

"Binubuksan ng nobelang ito ang panibagong yugto sa pagsusulat ng nobela. Malayo na ito sa tradisyon ng mga romantisista at modernista, na laging mabigat sa dibdib ang paglalahad ng naratibo. Sa akdang ito wala nang imposible sa materyal at maging sa pamamaraan ng paglalahad nito. Tinatangka nitong...

A Question of Heroes

Author	Nick Joaquín
ISBN	9712715450

A very educational read. Nick Joaquin (1917-2004) was one of the National Artists of the Philippines so even if he did not use footnotes and references in this book, I could not help but believe him. After all, he was born in 1917 that was just about 2 decades after the Spanish-Filipino and Filipino-American...

Womenagerie and Other Tales from the Front

Author	Jessica Zafra
ISBN	9712704750

I remember reading Jessica Zafra's Twisted book series back in High school. My friends and I grouped ourselves just to laugh about anything she wrote on the book! Her works are quite funny, it's about everything under the sun -but often are about current events (local or international), cats, sports,...