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Jan 1, 2001 · With a lost boy with fragmented identity trying to find himself juxtaposed to a country searching for and trying to build its sense of nationhood, F. Sionil Jose's Viajero takes its readers to a magnanimous intricacy of history of these groups of island later to be called the Philippines.
Viajero, Spanish for "The Wanderer" or "The Traveller", is a 1993 English-language novel written by Filipino author F. Sionil José. The literary theme is about the constant search of the Filipino people for “social justice and moral order”.
Mar 20, 2020 · By F. Sionil Jose. Viajero is a story about a young man figuring out his identity as a countryman. The story begins in the 1940s with Badong, an orphan in the Philippines. He was found by Apo Tale, who soon adopted him as his grandson after their meeting.
Mar 13, 2021 · Viajero by F. Sionil José. My rating: 4 of 5 stars. "Viajero" is the Spanish for "Wanderer." First published in 1993, it is only my 3rd F. Sionil Jose book and the 2nd of his novels that I have read. The book is an attempt to answer the age-old question: "Why are Filipinos driven to leave the country of their birth?
Jul 18, 2013 · Viajero. by. José, F. Sionil (Francisco Sionil), 1924- Publication date. 1993. Publisher. Manila, Philippines : Solidaridad Pub. House. Collection. internetarchivebooks; americana; inlibrary; printdisabled. Contributor. Internet Archive. Language. English. Item Size. 719.0M. Subtitle on cover: A Filipino novel. Access-restricted-item. true.
Jan 1, 1993 · Viajero is a novel of history of the Philippine Islands and their people long before the Spaniards came. It is also the story of the Filipino diaspora as seen by an orphan who is brought by an American captain to the United States in 1945.
This study describes Filipino diasporic experiences as captured in the novel "Viajero". Results show that different forms of diaspora are depicted including diaspora with cause, diaspora as escapists, diaspora silent at home and diaspora of self.
