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'The old Manila, the original Manila', in the words of our National Artist for Literature
'The old Manila , the original Manila ', in the words of our National Artist for Literature With these words, Nick Joaquin begins a verbal painting of the Philippine capital as it had been in medieval times, when it was the nucleus of Spain’s colonization of the country. It was the translation of European aspirations on tropical soil, leaving behind both exquisite beauty and harrowing trauma.
In this reading, theater actor Gabriel Tiongson breathes life into Nick Joaquin’s beautiful, heartbreaking, and yet hopeful ode to the “city of our affections.” LIT by Rappler is a new series that features selections from the best of Philippine literature, brought to life in performance and immortalized through video. This episode was made possible by the Nick Joaquin Foundation, Rosario Joaquin Villegas, Andrea Pasion-Flores, and the Intramuros Administration.
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