{"product_id":"don-vicente-two-novels-paperback","title":"Don Vicente: Two Novels - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eF. Sionil Jose\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in elegant and precise prose, \u003cb\u003eDon Vicente\u003c\/b\u003e contains two novels in F. Sionil Jos 's classic \u003ci\u003eRosales Saga\u003c\/i\u003e. The saga, begun in Jos '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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first novel here, \u003ci\u003eTree\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe second novel, \u003ci\u003eMy Brother, My Executioner\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTogether in \u003cb\u003eDon Vicente\u003c\/b\u003e, they form the second volume of the five-novel Rosales Saga, an epic the Chicago Tribune has called \"a masterpiece.\"\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in elegant and precise prose, Don Vicente contains two novels in F. Sionil Jose's classic \"Rosales Saga. The saga, begun in Jose'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. \u003cbr\u003eThe 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. \u003cbr\u003eThe 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. \u003cbr\u003eTogether in Don Vicente, they form the second volume of the five-novel Rosales Saga, an epic the Chicago Tribune has called \"a masterpiece.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eF. Sionil José\u003c\/b\u003e, whose work has been published in twenty-four languages, is also a bookseller, editor, founding president of the Philippines PEN Center, and a former publisher of the journal Solidarity. He has taught most recently at the University of California at Berkeley. He lives in Manila.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.11 x 8.8 x 5.48 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 12, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762234589472,"sku":"9780375752438","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/20a06e4e1e74b26f3c66893deea6cebc.webp?v=1780218596","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/don-vicente-two-novels-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}