Books from Philippines
60 popular philippine books
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The target of the Read Around The World Challenge is to read at least one book written by an author from each and every country in the world.
All books that are listed here as part of the "Read Around Asia Challenge" were written by authors from Philippines.
Find a great book for the next part of your reading journey around the world from this book list. The following popular books have been recommended so far.
21.
Last call Manila : Roman by Jose Yap Dalisay DE
Country: Asia / Philippines
Philippines
Description:
Ein Zinksarg trifft auf dem Manila International Airport ein, in dem laut Begleitschein eine Tote namens Aurora V. Cabahug liegt. Ein Polizist, der den Sarg in ihre Heimatstadt transportieren soll, kennt den Namen der Frau – er hat sie erst gestern als Sängerin »Rory« in einer Bar gesehen. Er erfährt, dass die Tote die Schwester von Rory ist, die unter deren Namen nach Saudi-Arabien als Dienstmädchen vermittelt wurde. Aus der Recherche, warum sie das tat, ob und warum sie umgebracht wurde, wie sie auf den Philippinen und dann in Hongkong und Saudi-Arabien gelebt hat, entwickelt sich ein wunder... continue
22.
Locust Girl : A Lovesong by Merlinda Bobis EN
Country: Asia / Philippines
Philippines
Description:
This novel is a fairytale, a political allegory, and a philosophical interrogation of the human heart. Most everything has dried up: water, the womb, even the love among lovers. The earth is now mostly desert, except the last green haven behind the border where the carers of the earth preserve the natural order. Carers manage the earth's last resources and keep the wasters out. But in the vast dry outside, hunger is the pernicious plague, and people feed on sand and locusts. So they walk the dry to cross the border. But once, terrible fires crossed it too and devastated the green haven. Since ... continue
23.
Love Can't Feed You by Cherry Lou Sy EN
Country: Asia / Philippines
Philippines
Description:
A beautiful, tender yet searing debut novel about intergenerational fractures and coming of age, following a young woman who immigrates to the United States from the Philippines and finds herself adrift between familial expectations and her own burning desires Love Can't Feed You is a stunning, heartbreaking, and compressed look at coming of age, shifting notions of home, and the disintegration of the American dream. It asks us: What does it mean to be of multiple cultures without a road map for how to belong? After a harrowing flight, Queenie, her younger brother, and their elderly Chinese fa... continue
24.
Memories of Philippine Kitchens by Amy Besa, Romy Dorotan EN
Country: Asia / Philippines
Philippines
Description:
The owners and chef at Soho's popular Cendrillon restaurant present a fascinating look at Filipino cuisine and culture. They document dishes and culinary techniques that are rapidly disappearing and offer more than 100 unique recipes.
25.
Monsoon Mansion : A Memoir by Cinelle Barnes EN
Country: Asia / Philippines
Philippines
Description:
Told with a lyrical, almost-dreamlike voice as intoxicating as the moonflowers and orchids that inhabit this world, Monsoon Mansion is a harrowing yet triumphant coming-of-age memoir exploring the dark, troubled waters of a family's rise and fall from grace in the Philippines. It would take a young warrior to survive it. Cinelle Barnes was barely three years old when her family moved into Mansion Royale, a stately ten-bedroom home in the Philippines. Filled with her mother's opulent social aspirations and the gloriously excessive evidence of her father's self-made success, it was a girl's stor... continue
26.
Natalie Tan's Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle Lim EN
Country: Asia / Philippines
Philippines
Description:
Lush and visual, chock-full of delicious recipes, Roselle Lim’s magical debut novel is about food, heritage, and finding family in the most unexpected places. At the news of her mother’s death, Natalie Tan returns home. The two women hadn’t spoken since Natalie left in anger seven years ago, when her mother refused to support her chosen career as a chef. Natalie is shocked to discover the vibrant neighborhood of San Francisco’s Chinatown that she remembers from her childhood is fading, with businesses failing and families moving out. She’s even more surprised to learn she has inherited her gra... continue
27.
Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not) by Jose Rizal EN
Country: Asia / Philippines
Philippines
Description:
The great novel of the Philippines In more than a century since its appearance, José Rizal's Noli Me Tangere has become widely known as the great novel of the Philippines. A passionate love story set against the ugly political backdrop of repression, torture, and murder, "The Noli," as it is called in the Philippines, was the first major artistic manifestation of Asian resistance to European colonialism, and Rizal became a guiding conscience—and martyr—for the revolution that would subsequently rise up in the Spanish province. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher... continue
28.
Offenes Meer by Luna Sicat Cleto DE
Country: Asia / Philippines
Philippines
Description:
Zwischen Wellen und Feuer, Abwasch und Einkauf, sprechendem Waran und tröstendem Regen findet eine Dichterin ihre Stimme. Es ist nicht immer dieselbe. Luna Sicat Cletos Gedichte führen durch dreißig Jahre Zeitgeschichte und öffnen eine Tür zur philippinischen Lyrik der Gegenwart.
29.
Once Upon a Sunset by Tif Marcelo EN
Country: Asia / Philippines
Philippines
Description:
The author of The Key to Happily Ever After—“a true gem filled with heart, laughs, and a cast of delightful characters” (Nina Bocci, USA TODAY bestselling author)—returns with a heartwarming and charming novel about a woman who travels to the Philippines to reconnect with her long-lost family…and manages to find herself along the way. Diana Gallagher-Cary is at a tipping point. As a Washington, DC, OB/GYN at a prestigious hospital, she uses her career to distract herself from her grief over her granny’s death and her breakup from her long-term boyfriend after her free-spirited mother moves in ... continue
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Pa-Liwanag: Writings by Filipinas in Translation by Gantala Press EN
Country: Asia / Philippines
Philippines
Description:
It includes writings by an arrested food factory worker; an urban poor community leader; a lesbian migrant worker; a former domestic helper; indigenous and peasant women; teachers and professionals. Discussing topics like sexuality, romance, motherhood, the domestic, the body, the environment, history, state repression, and women's involvement in the Filipino people's long struggle for justice and peace, Filipinas explain, illuminate – paliwanag – the darkness of our times. Through translation they bring these stories to light, liwanag, and emerge. Translating Feminisms showcases intimate coll... continue