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"The God Stealer" is a short story by Filipino National Artist F. Sionil José. It is José's most anthologized work of fiction. [1] It is not just a tale about an Ifugao stealing a religious idol, [2] but also about the friendship that developed between a Filipino and an American, a representation of the relationship that developed between the "influenced" and the "influencer". [1]
The Box of Ashes and Other Stories (1924) – first volume of Philippine short stories in English; His essays were also published in The Best Thing in the World and Master of Destiny (both published in 1924): [2] He also worked to get 20 volumes of encyclopedia featuring Philippine-related subjects in 1957.
Short stories also gained popularity during this period with many serials and stories published independently or through newspapers. The most well-known was Manuel Arguilla and his anthology How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife and Other Short Stories (1940), which won first prize in the Commonwealth Literary Contest.
The film is an anthology adpated from two short stories. Regal Films released their own film in 1985, which featured three stories. [7] Mga Kuwento Ni Lola Basyang of Unitel Pictures was originally among the official entries of the 2012 Metro Manila Film Festival. [8] However the film was left unreleased and was replaced by Thy Womb. [9]
Lirio is a short story by Peter Solis Nery, written originally in the Hiligaynon language of the Philippines, and in the magical realism style. [1] It won first prize in the Hiligaynon Short Story category of the 1998 Palanca Awards for Literature [2] The story is also widely used in the teaching of regional literature of the Philippines.
Marcelino M. Navarra (June 2, 1914 – March 28, 1984) was a Filipino Visayan editor, poet, and writer from Cebu, Philippines.He was regarded as the father of modern Cebuano short story for his use of realism and depictions of fictionalized version of his hometown, barrio Tuyom in Carcar, Cebu.
In the story, Santos wrote that “Like time, memory was often a villain, a betrayer.". [8] Set during the 1950s in the U.S. city of Chicago, the short story's central character named Fil is longing for the Philippines and is enthusiastic to meet, greet, and entertain a visiting group of young Filipino female tinikling dancers. [9]