Geronimo Cristobal

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  • TRANSLATION: Ang Makina ni Mang Turing (Ramon Guillermo, 2013)

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      The following is an excerpt of an unauthorized translation into English of the first few pages of the debut novel by esteemed Filipino professor and writer Ramon Guillermo. A full translation of the novel was proposed for the American Literary Translators Association Conference in 2015. The Machine of Mang Turing A Novel by Ramon…

  • Ilaw Sa Hilaga (Lazaro Francisco, 1980)

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    The novel, Ilaw sa Hilaga (Northern Lights) was originally published  as “Bayang Nagpatiwakal” in 1931. It depicts the 1920s, during the American colonial period in the Philippines. By this time, the war for independence which started in 1896 had already subsided and the colony had entered into a delicate period of peace time. There is…