Multi-awarded writer and winner of the Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature (Short Story in Hiligaynon) Prof. Alice Tan-Gonzales launched her book entitled “Sa Taguangkan sang Duta kag Iban Pa nga Sugilanon (In the Womb of the Earth and Other Stories)” at the UPV Art Gallery on December 4, 2009 at UPV Iloilo City Campus.
The book is a collection of 10 awarded short stories that feature the following titles:1.) Sa Taguangkan sang Duta; 2.) Isa ka Pungpong nga Rosas; 3.) Mga Luha para kay Tatay Jose; 4.) Tulokbon; 5.) Dawata Anak; 6.) Ezperanza; 7.) Sa Pag-abut sang Tingulan; 8.) Baha; 9.) Dabadaba sa Sidlangan; and 10.) Ang Likum sang Isla San Miguel.
The launching was graced by UPV Officials led by Chancellor Minda J. Formacion and Vice-Chancellor for Planning and Development Alice Joan Ferrer and Prof. Tan’s mentors and colleagues from the Division of Humanities as well as faculty members and staff of the University. Also present were several local artists and writers. A review of “Sa Taguangkan sang Duta” was read as well as excerpts from three of the stories in the book.
All the stories are set in West Visayas (Iloilo and Negros) and articulate the varied experiences of ordinary individuals, some of whom live small, insignificant lives tied to the land and some threatened by dislocation. Other characters were culled from West Visayan history – women characters straining to have their voices heard. Copies of her book are available at the UPV Office of Culture and the Arts, Iloilo City campus, with telephone number (033) 337-9159.
Original article can be found HERE.
The book is a collection of 10 awarded short stories that feature the following titles:1.) Sa Taguangkan sang Duta; 2.) Isa ka Pungpong nga Rosas; 3.) Mga Luha para kay Tatay Jose; 4.) Tulokbon; 5.) Dawata Anak; 6.) Ezperanza; 7.) Sa Pag-abut sang Tingulan; 8.) Baha; 9.) Dabadaba sa Sidlangan; and 10.) Ang Likum sang Isla San Miguel.
The launching was graced by UPV Officials led by Chancellor Minda J. Formacion and Vice-Chancellor for Planning and Development Alice Joan Ferrer and Prof. Tan’s mentors and colleagues from the Division of Humanities as well as faculty members and staff of the University. Also present were several local artists and writers. A review of “Sa Taguangkan sang Duta” was read as well as excerpts from three of the stories in the book.
All the stories are set in West Visayas (Iloilo and Negros) and articulate the varied experiences of ordinary individuals, some of whom live small, insignificant lives tied to the land and some threatened by dislocation. Other characters were culled from West Visayan history – women characters straining to have their voices heard. Copies of her book are available at the UPV Office of Culture and the Arts, Iloilo City campus, with telephone number (033) 337-9159.
Original article can be found HERE.
