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Mr. Jose’s writing, rich in themes drawn from his rural upbringing, amounted to a continuing morality play about poverty and class divisions in the Philippines.
2021 IS raining gold on Filipino women—women in particular who have had challenges thrown their way including attacks by the administration. &nb
2021 IS raining gold on Filipino women—women in particular who have had challenges thrown their way including attacks by the administration. &nb
Daily Times
April 5, 2021
“Writers are historians, too. It is in literature that the greater truths about a people and their past are found”?Sionil Jose
Much to the surprise of the younger generations, those Pakistanis who opened their eyes in the decades of 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s had the opportunity to see a country that was very different from what it is nowadays. Although the social environment was traditional and conservative, yet there was a sense of freedom enjoyed by one and all. Everything was available. People could either lead a pure or unabashed life. After all, what is the meaning of giving an exam if the answers are to be dictated? The denizens of cities then, particularly Karachi and Lahore, could liken it to what present day Dubai offers to awe-struck visitors, especially from Pakistan. The fact is that the concept of true liberalism was quite conspicuous with, on the one hand, night clubs, bars, open sale of alcoholic beverages, movies, cultural shows