About the Author

F. Sionil Jose, whose work has been published in twenty-four languages, is also a bookseller, editor, founding president of the Philippines PEN Center, and a former publisher of the journal Solidarity. He has taught most recently at the University of California at Berkeley. He lives in Manila.

Reviews

"[José] writes eloquently about his people, their losses and longings . . . [he] lovingly describes the trees, plants and topography of the land that suffuses his books with a natural lyricism."
--Michael J. Ybarra, Los Angeles Times