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This list of Filipino writers is organized by the first letter in the surname. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
These include the works of Ilustrados like Pedro Alejandro Paterno, who wrote the first novel written by a Filipino, Nínay (1885); [14] Graciano López Jaena and later on by Marcelo H. del Pilar, who edited and published the pro-Filipino newspaper La Solidaridad (1889); [15] and the Philippine national hero, José Rizal, who wrote two famous ...
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Philippine epic poetry is the body of epic poetry in Philippine literature. Filipino epic poetry is considered to be the highest point of development for Philippine folk literature , encompassing narratives that recount the adventures of tribal heroes.
Philippine literature in English has its roots in the efforts of the United States, then engaged in a war with Filipino nationalist forces at the end of the 19th century. By 1901, public education was institutionalized in the Philippines , with English serving as the medium of instruction.
Francisco Sionil José (December 3, 1924 – January 6, 2022) was a Filipino writer who was one of the most widely read in the English language. [1] [2] A National Artist of the Philippines for Literature, which was bestowed upon him in 2001, José's novels and short stories depict the social underpinnings of class struggles and colonialism in Filipino society. [3]
Banaag at Sikat (From Early Dawn to Full Light)" by Lope K. Santos, 1906. Ang Huling Timawa by Servando de Los Angeles, 1936. Kayumanggi at Iba Pang Mga Tula by Amado V. Hernandez, 1940. Timawa (Free Person/Slave) by Agustin Fabian, 1953. Luha ng Buwaya by Amado V. Hernandez, 1963.
He is considered to be one of the finest writers in the Waray language. Lucente was a member of the Sanghiran san Binisaya ha Samar ug Leyte (Academy of the Visayan Language of Samar and Leyte). His most famous work is the poem An Iroy Nga Tuna (The Motherland). Lucente was born on May 14, 1883, into a well-off family in Palo, Leyte. His father ...