My first encounter with Nick Joaquin and his books was when I was still in high school in Manila in the early 80′s. I had to read and review “Portrait of an Artist as Filipino” (titled “Larawan” in Tagalog) as part of the requirements of my English class. Through the years, I had read and re-read many of Nick Joaquin’s other stories, as my late father kept a library of Joaquin’s works in paperback edition.
I am not an authority in evaluating literary works but, I must say, Nick Joaquin’s books are inspirational, enlightening, entertaining, and informative. Patriotic, even. I especially love “Manila, My Manila” as this book has taught me a lot of things about my beloved Manila, my city of birth.
I have an old paperback edition of “Manila, My Manila” which I bought back in the 90′s when I was in college, and a hardbound edition which I bought on July 11, 2006, while I was on vacation in Manila. The former is so beat up as it is the one I circulate among friends who want to read the book. The latter, which was the ONLY remaining hardbound copy in Manila, as listed in Powerbook’s database, is now in its special place in my growing library.
Quijano de Manila was the nom de plume used by the late Nick Joaquin.
Rating: 5 / 5
Comments on Manila, my Manila
My first encounter with Nick Joaquin and his books was when I was still in high school in Manila in the early 80′s. I had to read and review “Portrait of an Artist as Filipino” (titled “Larawan” in Tagalog) as part of the requirements of my English class. Through the years, I had read and re-read many of Nick Joaquin’s other stories, as my late father kept a library of Joaquin’s works in paperback edition.
I am not an authority in evaluating literary works but, I must say, Nick Joaquin’s books are inspirational, enlightening, entertaining, and informative. Patriotic, even. I especially love “Manila, My Manila” as this book has taught me a lot of things about my beloved Manila, my city of birth.
I have an old paperback edition of “Manila, My Manila” which I bought back in the 90′s when I was in college, and a hardbound edition which I bought on July 11, 2006, while I was on vacation in Manila. The former is so beat up as it is the one I circulate among friends who want to read the book. The latter, which was the ONLY remaining hardbound copy in Manila, as listed in Powerbook’s database, is now in its special place in my growing library.
Quijano de Manila was the nom de plume used by the late Nick Joaquin.
Rating: 5 / 5