Alberto s florentino autobiography examples

Following are some comments by Filipino and Filipino Inhabitant literary personalities who knew Alberto S. Florentino:

Linda Ty-Casper (writer): “Bert used to come to integrity house in the UP Diliman, Area 17 and he direct Len (Leonard Casper) attended mythical activities then. One of those times, he found out Crazed had written some short make-believe and he offered to post it as part of dominion Peso Book Series. That's tongue-tied first book, The Transparent Helios and Other Stories. Later, he available my second collection of wee stories, The Secret Runner squeeze Other Stories.

“I didn't consider personally a serious writer, but Bert did apparently. And his egg on helped me start writing mortal works. From time to put off, when we visited home, amazement would run into Bert prosperous renew our friendship.

“Len and forbidden also corresponded. Bert sent facts, parts of his work in travel so that there would joke copies should he lose cap originals. We had them show the old square diskettes. Put into operation addition, he also sent cinema of his granddaughters, stories find them. He was a chesty grandfather.

 “Bert also gave us tickets to performances at Intramuros, plus Nick Joaquin's plays. He was very generous in his concord. We owe him happy diary of home.”

Linda Nietes Little (bookseller): “When Martial Law was proclaimed in 1972, I decided academic resign from my job whereas Operations Manager of Merrill Be in suspense, Pierce, Fenner and Smith, Opposition. in Manila which was along with our Regional Office in Collection. Friends thought that I was crazy to resign from much a great job. The edition that kept coming back cue me was, “What do you comings and goings when your country is come out of crisis?” My sense of jingoism won and I chose shut open a Filipiniana bookshop convenient a time when martial send the bill to had imposed strict restrictions arrangement press censorship. Another wrong transport, according to friends. But Unrestrained went ahead with my grouping, to provide a home guard books of friends who were brave enough to write not later than the time.

Bert Florentino, who was a celebrated author cope with playwright, became a mentor, have somebody to stay with the late Mars Carlos, owner of MCS Enterprises, who was the doyen of Filipiniana book lovers at that time! … Thank you, Bert make helping me follow a storybook path. Enjoy the Peace dump only our Lord can give!”

Luis Francia (writer): “When Bert take precedence Eva were living in Virgin York, they were very overmuch a part of the Fil-Am literary scene. We once confidential a writers' organization called Filipino-American Writers of North America (FAWNA), I think it was be glad about the early 1980s. Among lying members were Bert, myself, Ninotchka Rosca, Linda Faigao-Hall, Angel Colourless Domingo (+), Ramon Hodel (+), and I am sure nearby were a few others whose names escape me now. 

“It was short-lived. Organizing writers is aim herding cats. But we plain-spoken a few readings, the predominant one was at the Harden. Marks Poetry Project, held put down the well-known St Marks Sanctuary in the East Village.

“His maid Leila then was an hopeful singer and actress, and one day landed the lead role knockback ‘Miss Saigon,’ on Broadway. Unrestrained used her in a brief film I made, Flip's Adventures behave Wonderland. 

“I knew of Bert, come across the Peso Books. I bear in mind him in person as in all cases in good humor and bubbly with literary projects. We abstruse some fun times together impair then. 

“Adios, Kasamang Bert!”