{"product_id":"don-vicente-two-novels-9780375752438","title":"Don Vicente: Two Novels","description":"Written in elegant and precise prose, \u003cb\u003eDon Vicente\u003c\/b\u003e contains two novels in F. Sionil Jos 's classic \u003ci\u003eRosales Saga\u003c\/i\u003e. The saga, begun in Jos 's novel Dusk, traces the life of one family, and that of their rural town of Rosales, from the Philippine revolution against Spain through the arrival of the Americans to, ultimately, the Marcos dictatorship. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first novel here, \u003ci\u003eTree\u003c\/i\u003e, is told by the loving but uneasy son of a land overseer. It is the story of one young man's search for parental love and for his place in a society with rigid class structures. The tree of the title is a symbol of the hopes and dreams--too often dashed--of the Filipino people. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe second novel, \u003ci\u003eMy Brother, My Executioner\u003c\/i\u003e, follows the misfortunes of two brothers, one the editor of a radical magazine who is tempted by the luxury of the city, the other an activist who is prepared to confront all of his enemies, real or imagined. The critic I. R. Cruz called it \"a masterly symphony\" of injustice, women, sex, and suicide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTogether in \u003cb\u003eDon Vicente\u003c\/b\u003e, they form the second volume of the five-novel Rosales Saga, an epic the Chicago Tribune has called \"a masterpiece.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Modern Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/17\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375752438\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.48w x 1.11d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/07\/1999 pg. 73\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/1999 pg. 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/1999 pg. 904\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/1999 pg. 132\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/06\/2000 pg. 18\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"F. Sionil Jos\u0026#233;","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38017884750005,"sku":"9780375752438","price":19.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_54dcddd8-491f-4e91-a666-1adac5a46123.jpg?v=1609167305","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/don-vicente-two-novels-9780375752438","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}