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For decades, as literary editor, I have followed the growth of our creative writing in English. In my Solidaridad Bookshop, half of my stock consists…

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Language as a communication tool is the primary element from which literature is created. Even in pre-literate societies, it exists as songs,…
In the Western tradition, the first writers were teachers and historians, vastly traveled, who spiced their reports with fantasies. They were also…
My reading of philosophy and history is desultory; I know so much and yet so little.
Poetry, fiction as novels or short stories - these are autonomous as created by their authors. They should stand on their own,…
You should live in a manner that should enable you to devote time to writing and contemplation. As is often said, the…
Writing is a solitary profession; you are really alone when you write. Then the emotions become well shaped and distinct. But their…
Contemplation is a luxury of the middle class, the very rich.
I can imagine the writers of China, England and France, crippled and unsure of themselves when they feel that the ghosts of…
A weak people and its equally debilitated leaders are bludgeoned by history. It maims them into the cripples that they are meant…
This is the harsh truth about us: not only do Filipinos ignore books, literature - we do not understand how important the…
Japan is very cosmopolitan - it values its origins, but a world view hovers above this narrow perspective. The interest of the…
I was a senior high school student at the Far Eastern University when the war with Japan broke out in 1941.

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