Philippine Short Stories, 1941-1955: Part II (1950-1955)

Leopoldo Y. Yabes

UP Press, 2009 - Fiction - 766 pages

This anthology is a collection of some sixty-six short stories written in English by Filipino authors within the forty years following the introduction of English in the Philippines.

Contents

• The Morning StarN V M Gonzalez: 3
• My Brothers Peculiar ChickenAlejandro R Roces: 11
• Story for an Old ManAmante E Bigornia: 17
• Deep RiverReuben R Canoy: 23
• February 1945Salvador Faustino: 34
• The Blue Skull and the Dark PalmsN V M Gonzalez: 42
• BrowniePedro Padilla: 52
• The OutcastA Oliver Flores: 57
• TransitionS V Epistola: 63
• A Time of PeaceVicente Rivera Jr: 76
• LoveJimena Austria: 82
• The MiracleGonzalo A Villa: 89
• The Woman with the LimpNita H Umali: 94
• The PresentR Rafael Ingles: 105
• Wheres My Baby Now?N V M Gonzalez: 112
• The HeirsF Sionil Jose: 121
• This DoorKerima Polotan: 136
• A Night of DancingAmante E Bigornia: 144
• And Then the WeepingLina R Espina: 152
• SilenceAntonio O Bayot: 158
• Matter and SpiritClemente M Roxas: 165
• A Voice in RamaGonzalo A Villa: 171
• As Long as the Grass Shall GrowCarlos Bulosan: 185
• Green TwigsManuel A Viray: 193
• The Black MonkeyEdith L Tiempo: 203
• ClayJuan T Gatbonton: 210
• Broken DiscElmer A Ordoñez: 220
• Woman in RenoR Rafael Ingles: 226
• The Flowers of MayFrancisco Arcellana: 236
• The Theory of SpiteLina R Espina: 243
• Out of Darkness and the WildernessSinai C Hamada: 248
• The MeadowsConrado V Pedroche: 257
• The Other BoarderA Oliver Flores: 265
• The MountainConsorcio Borje: 274
• Accept the HomageBienvenido N Santos: 288
• Children of the AshCovered LoamN V M Gonzalez: 297
• Vines and WallsLina R Espina: 310
• Reverend BakerMario P Chanco: 317
• The PrisonersBienvenido N Santos: 330
• Even Purple HeartsBienvenido N Santos: 338
• RebirthBuenaventura S Medina Jr: 348
• The SerenadersFlorlinda F Soto: 355
• NightPacifico N Aprieto: 365
• DadaAnthony Morli Dharam: 369
• TransientsClemente M Roxas: 385
• A Stream at Dalton PassEdilberto K Tiempo: 396
• SoAndres Cristobal Cruz: 412
• Cost PriceKerima Polotan: 419
• Sheik Abu JaharIbrahim A Jubaira: 427
• The Wall Between UsF Sionil Jose: 432
• The LeaderAdrian E Cristobal: 440
• Sunset HouseClemente M Roxas: 449
• First NightAmador T Daguio: 459
• Afternoon WalkLazaro M Espinosa: 463
• The DollEmigdio Alvarez Enriquez: 470
• The Line BetweenAntonio O Bayot: 478
• The Pulse of the LandHermel A Nuyda: 491
• Strange CountryEstrella D Alfon: 499
• Wedding DanceAmador T Daguio: 505
• The QuarrelAndres Cristobal Cruz: 513
• The WitchEdilberto K Tiempo: 523
• The Yellow ShawlFrancisco Arcellana: 529
• JamilahEmigdio Alvarez Enriquez: 539
• The Living and the DeadGregorio C Brillantes: 545
• The Morning before UsGilda CorderoFernando: 556
• The FatherGodofredo M Roperos: 564
• The BeadsS V Epistola: 571
• Death in a SawmillRony V Diaz: 592
• Final BudJ Capiendo Tuvera: 601
• Daughters of TimeEdilberto K Tiempo: 610
• Divide by TwoFrancisco Arcellana: 621
• A Wind over the EarthGregorio C Brillantes: 629
• The Other WomanVirgilio R Samonte: 637
• Kite in the SkyJulian E Dacanay Jr: 645
• The Crowded RoomVirgilio R Samonte: 651
• Love in the CornhusksAida L Rivera: 657
• The Chambers of the SeaEdith L Tiempo: 662
• Now and at the HourAida L Rivera: 672
• Josephs HarmonicaD Paulo Dizon: 685
• A Harvest of Humble FolkGilda CorderoFernando: 690
• The Young ManGregorio C Brillantes: 706
• The TrapKerima Polotan: 714
• The Lost OnesS V Epistola: 720
• GLOSSARY: 749
• NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS: 755
• THE EDITOR: 767

Bibliographic information

• Title: Philippine Short Stories, 1941-1955: Part II (1950-1955); Part 2 of Philippine Short Stories, 1941-1955, Leopoldo Y. Yabes
• Editor: Leopoldo Y. Yabes
• Publisher: UP Press, 2009
• ISBN: 9715420850, 9789715420853
• Length: 766 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Anthologies (multiple authors); Fiction / Short Stories (single author)