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Classical in form, cool, raw and grave.
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- rawmeticulous
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
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About the book
- Author
- F. Sionil José
- First published
- 1991
- Pages
- 122
- Publisher
- Solidaridad Pub. House, Solidaridad Publishing House
- Editions
- 2
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9789718845592
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First sentence
“On July 15, 1990, a killer earthquake—the strongest recorded in Philippine history—struck and for four minutes of apocalyptic turbulence, Central Luzon including Manila were submerged in a wave of panic.”
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