Don Vicente : Two Novels

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Multigenerational epics, capturing the Filipino experience beautifully.

This book, Don Vicente: Two Novels, is a captivating multigenerational saga that beautifully captures the essence of the Filipino experience. Through elegant and precise prose, F. Sionil José takes you on a journey through the revolution against Spain, the arrival of the Americans, and the Marcos dictatorship. The first novel, Tree, explores the search for love and belonging in a society plagued by rigid class structures. The second novel, My Brother, My Executioner, delves into the struggles of two brothers, one tempted by luxury and the other an activist ready to confront any enemy. With its symphony of injustice, women, sex, and suicide, this book is a masterpiece that will leave you moved and enlightened.

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Don Vicente : Two Novels

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ISBN: 9780375752438
Authors: F. Sionil José
Date of Publication: 1999-08-17
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: War, Asian Literature, Classics
Goodreads rating: 3.89
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Written in elegant and precise prose, Don Vicente contains two novels in F. Sionil José's classic Rosales Saga . The saga, begun in José's novel Dusk, traces the life of one family, and that of their rural town of Rosales, from the Philippine revolution against Spain through the arrival of the Americans to, ultimately, the Marcos dictatorship.        The first novel here, Tree , is told by the loving but uneasy son of a land overseer. It is the story of one young man's search for parental love and for his place in a society with rigid class structures. The tree of the title is a symbol of the hopes and dreams--too often dashed--of the Filipino people.        The second novel, My Brother, My Executioner , follows the misfortunes of two brothers, one the editor of a radical magazine who is tempted by the luxury of the city, the other an activist who is prepared to confront all of his enemies, real or imagined. The critic I. R. Cruz called it "a masterly symphony" of injustice, women, sex, and suicide.        Together in Don Vicente , they form the second volume of the five-novel Rosales Saga, an epic the Chicago Tribune has called "a masterpiece."
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Multigenerational epics, capturing the Filipino experience beautifully.

This book, Don Vicente: Two Novels, is a captivating multigenerational saga that beautifully captures the essence of the Filipino experience. Through elegant and precise prose, F. Sionil José takes you on a journey through the revolution against Spain, the arrival of the Americans, and the Marcos dictatorship. The first novel, Tree, explores the search for love and belonging in a society plagued by rigid class structures. The second novel, My Brother, My Executioner, delves into the struggles of two brothers, one tempted by luxury and the other an activist ready to confront any enemy. With its symphony of injustice, women, sex, and suicide, this book is a masterpiece that will leave you moved and enlightened.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.