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“It kills me how these days everyone has clinical justification for their strangeness.”

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This novel delves into the lives of the Filipino elite class, illustrating their struggles and aspirations in a rapidly changing world. Set in the early 20th century, it portrays the social dynamics and cultural shifts within Philippine society during a period of significant transformation. more

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Miguel Syjuco

Miguel Syjuco is a Filipino writer known for his novels and short story collections. His works often explore themes of identity, cultural conflict, and globalization. Born on November 17, 1976, Syjuco graduated from Harvard University and obtained a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from New York University. more

“The slaves of today will become the tyrants of tomorrow--the proletariat overthrows the hegemon to become the hegemon itself, only to be eventually overthrown by a proto-hegemon that will in turn lose its position. It is this dizzying cycle that keeps humanity chasing the tail it lost millennia ago”

Today Humanity Turns Lost Loses Position Tomorrow Slave Cycles Tyrants Tails Chasing Proletariat

Book:Ilustrado: A Novel

Source: Ilustrado: A Novel

“You can’t bring an unwritten place to life without losing something substantial. Manila is the cradle, the graveyard, the memory. The Mecca, the Cathedral, the bordello. The shopping mall, the urinal, the discotheque. I’m hardly speaking in metaphor. It’s the most impermeable of cities. How does one convey all that?”

Doe Memories Cities Losing Metaphor Shopping Cradle Malls Cathedrals Graveyard Unwritten Mecca Manila

Author:Miguel Syjuco

Quote by Miguel Syjuco

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