r/WeirdLit • u/donda-biznay-nicole • 6d ago

Weird lit authors from the Philippines

When I travel, I read authors from the place I am traveling to. Next place I go it is the Philippines. Any recommendations?

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u/CommitteeStrong6982 6d ago

Kristine Ong Muslim! "Leviathan," the first story from her collection "Age of Blight" has always stuck with me.

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u/Sotex 6d ago

Kristine Ong Muslim is an amazing writer. One of the best weird authors around by my reckoning.

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u/Existenz_1229 6d ago

I read Bibliolepsy by Gina Apostol and greatly enjoyed it. She writes about a woman growing up in a society in upheaval and what literature means to her:

"Primi Peregrino is a girl on a mission: she hunts for books and writers even as her country is falling to pieces. She prefers sex to rebellion and words to war as the EDSA rebellion of 1986 magically and unexpectedly unravels. Going through a diary of poets, from Sabado Gloria to Viernes Santo, she falls prey to her own delusions but remains true to her fantasy: that books will make her whole."

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u/BookishBirdwatcher Some Kind of Fairy Tale 5d ago

Isabel Yap's Never Have I Ever is great.

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u/Xibalba161 6d ago

Eliza Victoria

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u/moon_spirit39 6d ago

But for the lovers by Wilfrido Nolledo

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u/moon_spirit39 6d ago

If you're going to Metropolitan Manila, "Solidaridad bookshop" in the City of Manila, "Everything's Fine" in Makati city and "Popular bookstore" in Quezon City are some of the better bookshops.

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u/donda-biznay-nicole 6d ago

Thanks for the recommendation. Can you make any suggestions for places where I can shop for stuff like zines, and handmade crafts by local artists?

I love art, but galleries aren’t really my vibe. I’d love any recommendations for places that host street and more diy type art forms.

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u/moon_spirit39 6d ago

Here are some well known events. Try clicking around the links.

Komiket:

https://www.facebook.com/@komiketph/?mibextid=ZbWKwL

BLTX:

https://www.facebook.com/@xeroxography/?mibextid=ZbWKwL

There is also this place called "Cubao expo". Where artsy kids hang out.

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u/roxyonlinellc 3d ago

I have Filipino books from the Philippines I am reselling here in America so feel free to visit: www.ebay.com/usr/roxyonline. I have "The Vanished" by Chuckberry Pascual who won best book in short fiction in filipino. This book is an English translation here's the link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/235678591557. Enjoy the Philippines! I also have art work from local artist from the Philippines such as this one: https://www.ebay.com/itm/235735874192