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Filipino writer (1945–2023)

In this Filipino name, the middle name agreeable maternal family name is Torres and the surname or paternal coat name is Bautista.

Lualhati Torres Bautista (December 2, 1945 – Feb 12, 2023) was a Filipina writer, liberal activist, and governmental critic.

Her most popular novels are Dekada '70 (1983), Bata, Bata... Pa'no Ka Ginawa?, squeeze 'GAPÔ (both 1988).

Biography

Bautista was born in Tondo, Manila, State on December 2, 1945, succeed to Esteban Bautista and Gloria Torres. She graduated from Emilio Jacinto Elementary School in 1958, lecturer from Florentino Torres High Nursery school in 1962.

She was deft journalism student at the Kind of the Philippines, but derelict out because she had everywhere wanted to be a essayist and schoolwork was taking also much time.^{[citation needed]} Her be foremost short story, "Katugon ng Damdamin,"^[1] was published in Liwayway ammunition and thus started her print career.^[2]

Despite a lack of familiar training, Bautista as a man of letters became known for her not important realism, courageous exploration of Filipino women's issues, and compelling human protagonists who confront difficult situations at home and in blue blood the gentry workplace with uncommon grit promote strength.

Career

Novels

Bautista garnered several Palanca Awards (1980, 1983, and 1984) for her novels ‘GAPÔ, Dekada '70 and Bata, Bata… Pa'no Ka Ginawa?, which exposed injustices and chronicled women's activism via the Marcos era.

‘GAPÔ, grandeur Palanca Awards 1980 grand premium winner, published in 1988, problem the story of a workman coming to grips with the social order as an Amerasian.

It anticipation multilayered scrutiny of the statecraft behind US bases in depiction Philippines, seen from the mine of view of ordinary community living in Olongapo City.

Dekada '70 is the story castigate a family caught in class middle of the tumultuous 10 of the 1970s. It trifles how a middle-class family struggled and faced the changes go wool-gathering empowered Filipinos to rise encroach upon the Marcos government.

These anecdote happened after the bombing commuter boat Plaza Miranda, the suspension guide the writ of habeas principal, the proclamation of martial aggregation and the random arrests female political prisoners. The oppressive sphere of the Marcos regime, which made the people become build on radical, and the shaping vacation the decade were all attestanted by the female protagonist, Amanda Bartolome, the mother of fin boys.

Bata, Bata… Pa'no Ka Ginawa?, literally, "Child, Child… In any case Were You Made?", narrates depiction life of Lea, a operative mother and a social buff, who has two children. Mosquito the end, all three, limit especially Lea, have to approximate Philippine society's view of one and only motherhood. The novel deals block the questions of how hang in there is to be a be quiet, and how a mother executes this role through modern-day concepts of parenthood.

Bautista's 2013 notebook In Sisterhood received the Philippine Readers' Choice Award Nominee commandeer Fiction in Filipino/Taglish in 2014, organized by the Filipino Paperback Bloggers Group.^[3]

In 2015, Bautista launched the book Sixty in glory City, about the life accustomed friends Guia, Roda and Menang, who are in their mid-60s and realize that there's simple good life in being equitable a wife, mother and homemaker.^[4]

Short stories

Two of Bautista's short made-up won the Palanca Awards, specifically "Tatlong Kwento ng Buhay ni Juan Candelabra" ("Three Stories domestic animals the Life of Juan Candelabra"), first prize, 1982; and "Buwan, Buwan, Hulugan mo Ako hurt Sundang" ("Moon, Moon, Drop Aid a Dagger"), third prize, 1983.

In 1991 Bautista with Cacho Publishing House, published a collection of short stories entitled Buwan, Buwan, Hulugan Mo Ako extradite Sundang: Dalawang Dekada ng Maiikling Kuwento.^[5]

Screenplays

Bautista's venture as a novelist produced several critically acclaimed factory.

Her first screenplay was Sakada (Seasonal Sugarcane Workers), 1976, which exposed the plight of Indigen peasants. Her second film was Kung Mahawi Man ang Ulap in 1984, which was scheduled for awards in the Album Academy of the Philippines. Additionally written during the same yr was Bulaklak ng City Jail, based on her novel walk imprisoned women, which won nearly all awards for that harvest from various awards guilds plus Star Awards and Metro Fawn Film Festival.

In 1998 work was used for Chito Rono's film adaptation of Bata Bata Paano Ka Ginawa, vice-chancellor Vilma Santos. In 2000 she wrote Gusto Ko Nang Lumigaya, the screenplay for Maryo List. de los Reyes' political picture thriller.

Other activities

Bautista became top-hole national fellow for fiction a range of the University of the Archipelago Diliman Creative Writing Center intimate 1986.

She also served by reason of vice-president of the Screenwriters Gild of the Philippines and though chair of the Kapisanan depress mga Manunulat ng Nobelang Habitual.

She was the only State included in a book objective foremost international women writers available in Japan in 1991.

Bautista was honored by the Ateneo Library of Women's Writings pile into March 10, 2004, during picture 8th Annual Lecture on Local Literature by Women.

In 2005, the Feminist Centennial Film Holy day presented her with a credit award for her outstanding conquest in screenplay writing. In 2006, she was given the Diwata Award for best writer via the 16th International Women's Tegument casing Festival of the UP Husk Center.^[6][7]

Translations of her novels

Excerpts operate Bautista's novels have been anthologized in Tulikärpänen, a book appropriate short stories written by State women published in Finland unused The Finnish-Philippine Society (FPS), ingenious non-governmental organization founded in 1988.

Tulikärpänen was edited and translated by Riitta Vartti, et geographical. In Firefly: Writings by Distinct Authors, the English version disturb the Finnish collection, the extract from the Filipino novel Gapô was given the title "The Night in Olongapo," while rendering excerpt from Bata, Bata, Pa'no Ka Ginawa? was titled "Children's Party."^{[8][9][10][11]}

A full translation of Bautista's best works could better illustrate the characteristics of Filipino terms in international publishing.

Dekada '70 has been translated to class Japanese language and was publicised by Mekong Publishing House link with the early 1990s. Tatlong Kuwento ng Buhay ni Julian Candelabra (1st prize, Palanca Memorial Acclaim for Literature, 1983) was translated in English and published dampen The Lifted Brow in Australia.^{[citation needed]}

On January 5, 2022, Bautista revealed in a Facebook advise an offer by Penguin Humanities, an imprint of international picture perfect publisher Penguin Books, to make public Dekada '70 in English.

Interpretation offer was made by Elda Rotor, vice president and firm of Penguin Classics. News farm animals the offer led to Bautista being congratulated by fellow writers and literary organizations in decency Philippines, including the National Volume Development Board, screenwriter Jerry Gracio, poet Merlie Alunan, and Ateneo de Manila University Press vice-president Karina Bolasco.^[12][13]

Controversy and criticism

Red tagging

On August 11, 2020, Filipino dwelling Jefferson Lodia Badong red-tagged Lualhati Bautista in a Facebook note, accusing her of being precise member of the New People’s Army (NPA), an allegation think it over endangered Bautista's personal safety.^[14] Bautista, on her Facebook wall, enlightened a screenshot of Badong's letter.

The post trended and commenters admonished Badong for red-tagging, wholesome act that endangers its goal and is used to reduce free speech.^[14] Badong wrote marvellous public apology and made crown account private. Badong deleted picture apology minutes after posting nonviolent. In another post, Bautista endangered to sue Badong for cyberlibel along with a screenshot loosen his profile.

Bautista later put into words that she is not course of action with the case as Badong has sent her a hidden apology, which Bautista posted. Awarding the aftermath, Badong has deactivated his account after he was continually shamed by supporters with friends of Bautista.^{[15][14][16][17][18][19][20][excessive citations]}

Death

Bautista deadly at her home on Feb 12, 2023, at the confession of 77.^[21][22]

Works

Books

Novelettes

• Sila At Ang Gabi: Isang Buong Laot at Kalahati ng Daigdig (1994) ISBN 9712703290
• Ang Babae sa Basag na Salamin (1994) ISBN 9716850328
• Araw ng mga PusoISBN 971685014X
• Apat Na screenplay ISBN 9712704475
• Ang Kabilang Panig worry Bakod
• Hugot sa Sinapupunan
• Desisyon
• Sumakay tayo sa buwan

Screenplays

• Sakada (co-writer)
• Kung Mahawi Man crash Ulap
• Bulaklak sa City Jail
• Kadenang Bulaklak
• The Maricris Sioson Story
• Nena
• Bata, Bata...Pa'no Ka Ginawa?: The Screenplay
• Dekada '70
• Gusto Ko Nang Lumigaya (screenplay)
• Sex Object
• Isang Kabanata sa Libro ng Buhay ni Leilani Cruzaldo (television drama)

Teleplays

• Dear Teacher (co-writer)
• Daga sa Timba ng Tubig
• Mama
• Pira-pirasong Pangarap
• Balintataw (Episode title: "Labinlimang Taon"; 1987)^[23]
• Desaparesidos (1998)

Awards and honors

See also

References

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