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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.
Feb 19, 2022 · This novel is the story of a middle-class family and its struggles during this dark decade of Philippine history. The 1970s is described through the eyes of the main female protagonist, Amanda Bartolome, a mother with five boys who come of age during that decade.
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.
Ang Dekada '70 (Dekada '70: Ang Orihinal at Kumpletong Edisyon), ay isang nobelang Pilipino na isinatitik ni Lualhati Bautista. Ito ay isang pagsasalaysay ng mga pangyayari sa buhay ng isang pamilyang nahagip sa kalagitnaan ng mga magulong dekada ng 1970.
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.
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.
