Dekada '70 (novel)
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Dekada '70 (lit. 'The '70s') is a Filipino novel by Lualhati Bautista. It tells the story of a middle-class family in Manila living through martial law under Ferdinand Marcos. The novel was awarded the 1983 Palanca Award Grand Prize.[1]
Translations
An English-language translation by Clarisse de Jesus was self-published by Bautista. In 2022, it was reported by Bautista that Penguin Random House was offering to publish an English-language translation as part of the Penguin Classics series.[1]
Adaptations
The novel was adapted as a
Academy Award for Best Foreign-Language Film but failed to get nominated.[4]
In 2018, the novel was adapted as a musical first staged at the University of the Philippines[5] and then restaged at Ateneo de Manila University.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Lualhati Bautista gets offer from Penguin to publish 'Dekada '70'". Rappler. January 27, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- ^ Francisco, Butch (December 14, 2002). "Dekada '70: Not a great film but an important one". The Philippine Star. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- ^ "26th Gawad Urian: Yes, the tie still binds". The Philippine Star. May 19, 2003. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- ^ Diño-Seguerra, Liza (February 7, 2021). "PH cinema's pursuit of the Oscars dream". The Manila Times. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- ^ Manahan, Jervis (June 10, 2018). "'Dekada 70' staged as a musical". ABS-CBN. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- ^ Hawson, Fred (February 27, 2020). "Rousing 'Dekada '70' continues fight against oppression". ABS-CBN. Retrieved February 5, 2022.