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That she was trying to prove that Dekada ‘70 was a novel of love for her family and her country- and not a novel pertaining to sexual inequality. There were patriarchal themes scattered across the novel, mainly in the first half- where Amanda Bartolome and her familial life is introduced.
Feb 19, 2022 · Dekada ’70 was one of the two grand prize winners of the novel for the Palanca Awards (1983). It was adapted into a movie in 2003 with Vilma Santos in the title role of Amanda Bartolome and can be streamed via YouTube.
Mar 24, 2023 · First published in 1983, Dekada ‘70 tells the story of Amanda Bartolome, a middle-aged woman in Manila, and her middle-class family as they live during the period of Martial Law under Ferdinand Marcos Sr. in the 1970s.
Sep 21, 2017 · In this novel set in 1970s Manila, a character befriends progressive youth, and becomes radicalized himself; he joins the underground movement, and is later arrested, imprisoned, tortured. Authorities barge into homes, searching for subversive materials, leaving the rooms in disarray.
Dekada ‘70 is a political novel that follows the life of a filipino family during the time of Marcos’ Martial Law. We also follow Amanda Bartolome’s journey to her social and political awakening as a mother, wife, woman and a filipino.
Book cover for Lualhati Bautista's Dekada '70. 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.
Lualhati Bautista’s Dekada ’70 follows the narrative of a middle-class family–the Bartolome family–as they live under the precarious milieu caused by President Ferdinand E. Marcos’ Martial Law.
