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Penmanship & Other Stories
Penmanship & Other Stories is Jose Y. Dalisay Jr.'s third collection of short stories and includes a short novel, Voyager. These new stories deal largely with men and women, and with the ebbs and flows of power -- often taken or mistaken for love -- that pass between them. Their settings vary from posh restaurant in Makati (Dessert), the petalled sidewalks of R. Hidalgo Street in Quiapo (Delivery), and a karaoke bar on Timog Avenue (Ybarra) to a Georgan pub in Edinburgh (We Global Men), a casino (Except Felisa), and a steamship homebound from Hong Kong in the 1880s (Voyager).
- GenresFiction
157 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1995
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About the author
Jose Y. Dalisay, Jr.
47 books72 followersDr. José Y. Dalisay Jr. (Butch Dalisay to readers of his "Penman" column in the Philippine STAR) was born in Romblon, Philippines in 1954.
As of January 2006, he had published 15 books of his stories, plays, and essays, with five of those books receiving the National Book Award from the Manila Critics Circle. In 1998, he was named to the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Centennial Honors List for his work as a playwright and fictionist.
He graduated from the University of the Philippines in 1984 (AB English, cum laude ), the University of Michigan (MFA, 1988) and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (PhD English, 1991). He teaches English and Creative Writing as a full professor at the University of the Philippines, where he also serves as coordinator of the creative writing program and as an Associate of the UP Institute of Creative Writing. After serving as chairman of the English Department, he became Vice President for Public Affairs of the UP System from May 2003 to February 2005.
Among his distinctions, he has won 16 Palanca Awards in five genres (entering the Palanca Hall of Fame in 2000), five Cultural Center of the Philippines awards for playwriting, and Famas, Urian, Star and Catholic Film awards and citations for his screenplays. He was named one of The Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) of 1993 for his creative writing. He has been a Fulbright, Hawthornden, David TK Wong, Rockefeller, and British Council fellow.
As of January 2006, he had published 15 books of his stories, plays, and essays, with five of those books receiving the National Book Award from the Manila Critics Circle. In 1998, he was named to the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Centennial Honors List for his work as a playwright and fictionist.
He graduated from the University of the Philippines in 1984 (AB English, cum laude ), the University of Michigan (MFA, 1988) and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (PhD English, 1991). He teaches English and Creative Writing as a full professor at the University of the Philippines, where he also serves as coordinator of the creative writing program and as an Associate of the UP Institute of Creative Writing. After serving as chairman of the English Department, he became Vice President for Public Affairs of the UP System from May 2003 to February 2005.
Among his distinctions, he has won 16 Palanca Awards in five genres (entering the Palanca Hall of Fame in 2000), five Cultural Center of the Philippines awards for playwriting, and Famas, Urian, Star and Catholic Film awards and citations for his screenplays. He was named one of The Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) of 1993 for his creative writing. He has been a Fulbright, Hawthornden, David TK Wong, Rockefeller, and British Council fellow.
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April 15, 2013
A wonderfully descriptive writer, Dalisay has penned several short stories, each one very riveting and some very poignant and truthful. I still have a hard time with short stories in the fact that they end suddenly requiring the reader to either wish for more or create their own ending. Dalisay is also an accomplished novelist so I will go on to see if the later is just a feeling about short stories or the way this author actually writes to surprise the reader or make them more thoughtful.
December 11, 2018
Stolen moments fueled with nostalgia and overthinking protagonists but sweet
December 28, 2018
nora's letter, "the pen felt heavy, never felt heavier in his hand, but he could not even tell if he should call her 'dear.'
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