MANILA, Philippines – Writer Lualhati Bautista has apparently gotten an offer from Penguin Classics to publish her landmark novelOn her Facebook page, the writer shared an excerpt from an email she said she received from Penguin Classics publisher Elda Rotor on January 5.
According to the post, Rotor, who read the English translation, “found the Bartolome family’s story in the era of Martial Law, especially from the mother Amanda’s perspective, very moving, timely, and propulsive and see the potential for your classic for a wider English-language audience, especially students, outside the Philippines.”
It places particular focus on the experience of housewife and mother Amanda Bartolome, who watches her sons grow up and take on different paths under Martial Law.