Mga Kuwento ng Pag-ibig

by Liwayway A. Arceo

The author's sixth collection of short stories. Marks the seasons of the author's life, her early writing, her work as active media practitioner, and her religio-spiritual writing.

217 pages, Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Liwayway Arceo (b. 1920) was a multi-awarded Tagalog fictionist, journalist, radio scriptwriter and editor from the Philippines.

Arceo was the author of well-received novels such as Canal de la Reina (1985) and Titser (1995). She also published collections of short stories such as Ina, Maybahay, Anak at iba pa, Mga Maria, Mga Eva, Ang Mag-anak na Cruz (1990), and Mga Kuwento ng Pag-ibig (1997). Most of her books were published by Ateneo de Manila University Press and The University of the Philippines Press.

Arceo made her mark as a lead actress in a Japanese and Philippine film produced during World War II. The film Tatlong Maria was produced by two movie companies: X'Otic Pictures of the Philippines and Eiga Hekusa of Japan in 1944. She also ventured into radio by Ilaw ng Tahanan, a long-running radio serial. Ilaw ng Tahanan became a television soap opera aired in RPN 9 during the late 1970s.

Arceo received a Carlos Palanca for Short Story in Filipino (Filipino (Tagalog) Division) in 1962; a Japan Foundation Visiting Fellowship in 1992; a Gawad CCP for Literature given by the Cultural Center of the Philippines in 1993; a Doctorate on Humane Letters, honoris causa, from the University of the Philippines in 1991; the Catholic Authors Award from the Asian Catholic Publishers in 1990, and the Gawad Balagtas Life Achievement Award for Fiction from the Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas (Writers Union of the Philippines or UMPIL) in 1998. In 1999, Liwayway Arceo received a Philippine National Centennial Commission award for her prioneering and exemplary contributions in the field of literature.

Reviews

[Marinell · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Helen · Rating 3 out of 5]

A compilation of very short love stories that I can describe to be sweet and sentimental. There's something unique and special, for lack of better words, about how Ms. Arceo writes her stories. I found them deeply moving no matter how short they are.

[Reju · Rating 3 out of 5]

this book is a collection of filipino love stories. this works for me as someone who has limited time to read (usually after work, if i don’t have to work overtime or i’m not sleepy yet). i think i had this book for a while, so i’m glad i finally had time to pick it up. prioritizing the old paperbacks i bought before!

— “kunin mo ako at ako’y sasama: nakahanda akong tumahak sa isang landas na ikaw ang kaagapay. hindi mahalaga sa akin ang salapi, ang mataas na pinag-aralan, ang liping pinagmulan. ikaw lamang at ang iyong pag-ibig ang mahalaga!”
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