21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World (Region 16 Notable authors and Literary works)

region 16 writers and its literary works

1. Notable writers and literary works of national capital region (16). Monna Liza Q Marcos. (reporter)

2. What is the region 16 known for? Region 16- ncr is known For their famous Tourist attractions Which are yearly visited by many tourist around the world. One of these attractions is the Rizal Park.

3. What is the region 16 of NCR? It is subdivided into 17 local government units (LGUs) comprising 16 cities and one (1) municipality: Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, Valenzuela, Quezon City, Marikina, Pasig, Taguig, Makati, Manila, Mandaluyong, San Juan, Pasay, Parañaque, Las Piñas, Muntinlupa; Pateros is the lone municipality in the region.

4. What are the elements of regional literature? Regional fiction, also known as regionalism, is a literary genre that focuses on a specific geographic region and its people, customs, culture, and dialects. The genre emphasizes the distinctive features of the region, including its landscape, history, and way of life.

5. The famous writer’s in NCR 1..Lualhati Bautista
Lualhati Torres Bautista (born Manila, Philippines December 2, 1945) is one of the foremost Filipino female novelists in the history of contemporary Philippine Literature. Her novels include Dekada ‘70, Bata, Bata, Pa’no Ka Ginawa?, and ‘GAPÔ.

6. Works as novelist
Lualhati garnered several Palanca Awards (1980, 1983 and 1984) for her novels ‘GAPÔ, Dekada ‘70 and Bata, Bata… Pa’no Ka Ginawa? Exposing injustices and chronicling women activism during the Marcos era.GAPÔ, published in 1980, is the story of a man coming to grips with life as an Amerasian. It is a multi-layered scrutiny of the politics behind US bases in the Philippines, seen from ordinary citizens living in Olongapo City point of view.Dekada ‘70 is the story of a family caught in the middle of the tumultuous decade of the 1970s.

7. 2.Linda Ty Casper
Linda Ty Casper is a Filipino writer who has published over fifteen books, including the historical novel DreamEden and the political novels Awaiting Trespass, Wings of Stone, A Small Party in a Garden, and Fortress in the Plaza. She has also published three collections of short stories which present a cross-section of Filipino society.[1]
n 1992, Tides and Near Occasions of Love won the Philippine PEN short story prize; another at the UNESCO International Writers’ Day, London; and the SEAWrite Award in Bangkok “Triptych for a Ruined Altar” was in the Roll of Honor of The Best American Short Stories, 1977.[2]
Her novel

8. Published worksThe Transparent Sun (short stories), Peso Books, 1963
The Peninsulares (historical novel), Bookmark 1964
The Secret Runner (short stories), Florentino/National Book, 1974
The Three-Cornered Sun (historical novel), New Day, 1974
Dread Empire (novella), Hong Kong, Heinemann, 1980
Hazards of Distance (novella), New Day, 1981
Fortress in the Plaza (novella), New Day, 1985
Awaiting Trespass (novella), London, Readers International, 1985

9. 3.Ingrid Chua-Go
Ingrid Chua-Go is a Filipino- Chinese fashion and lifestyle blogger based in Manila, Philippines. She is known for her fashion blog The Bag Hag Diaries and her society blog, Manila Social Diary. She blogs for The Huffington Post-UK and writes columns for the both the Philippine Daily Inquirer and Look Magazine. She has also contributed fashion week photographs for online retailer Luisa Via Roma and Harrods of London. She co-owns Accessory Lab, a jewelry store specializing in crystals and semi-precious jewelry.

10. Gilda cordero- Fernando. Cordero-Fernando has two landmark collection of short stories: The Butcher, The Baker and The Candlestick Maker (1962) and A Wilderness of Sweets (1973). These books have been compiled and reissued later as Story Collection (1994). Another book, Philippine Food and Life, was published in 1992. Together with Alfredo Roces, Cordero-Fernando worked on Filipino Heritage, a 10-volume study on Philippine history and culture published by Lahing Pilipino in 1978. Afterwards, she founded GCF Books which published a dozen titles that deal with various aspects of Philippine culture and society. Cordero-Fernando has also worn numerous other hats as a visual artist, fashion designer, playwright, art curator and producer. In February 2000, she produced a hugely successful extravaganza entitled Luna: An Aswang Romance…..

11. 5.Nick Joaquin
Nicomedes Márquez Joaquín He is considered[by whom?] one of the most important Filipino writers in English, and the third most important overall, after José Rizal and Claro M. Recto.

12. Joaquín was born in Paco, Manila, one of ten children of Leocadio Joaquín, a colonel under General Emilio Aguinaldo in the 1896 Revolution, and Salome Márquez, a teacher of English and Spanish. After being read poems and stories by his mother, the boy Joaquín read widely in his father’s library and at the National Library of the Philippines. By then, his father had become a successful lawyer after the revolution. From reading, Joaquín became interested in writing.
At age 17, Joaquín had his first piece published, in the literary section of the pre-World War II Tribune, where he worked as a proofreader. It was accepted by the writer and editor Serafín Lanot. After Joaquín won a nationwide essay competition to honor La Naval de Manila, sponsored by the Dominican Order, the University of Santo Tomas awarded him an honorary Associate in Arts (A.A.

13. Works
May Day Eve (1947)
Prose and Poems (1952)
The Woman Who had Two Navels (1961)
La Naval de Manila and Other Essays (1964)
A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino (1966)
Tropical Gothic (1972)
A Question of Heroes (1977)
Jeseph Estrada and Other Sketches (1977)
Nora Aunor & Other Profiles (1977)
Ronnie Poe & Other Silhouettes (1977)
Reportage on Lovers (1977)
Reportage on Crime (1977)
Amalia Fuentes & Other Etchings (1977)

14. The story about Bata Bata paano ka Ginawa by Lualhati Bautista Lualhati Torres Bautista (December 2, 1945 – February 12, 1989) was a Filipina writer, novelist, liberal activist and political critic. Her most popular novels include Dekada ‘70; Bata, Bata, Pa’no Ka Ginawa?; and ‘GAPÔ.

15. Summary of the themes, plot, symbolism, conflict and conflict, of “Bata, Bata… Pa’no Ka Ginawa?” by Lualhati Bautista: The novel began with an introductory chapter about the graduation day from kindergarten of Maya, Lea’s daughter. A program; and a celebration were held. In the beginning, everything in Lea’s life was going smoothly – her life in connection with her children, with friends of the opposite gender, and with her volunteer work for a human rights organization. But Lea’s children were both growing-up – and Lea could see their gradual transformation. There were the changes in their ways and personalities: Maya’s curiosity was becoming more obvious every day, while Ojie was crossing the boundaries from boyhood to teenage to adulthood.