LITERATURE

Desaparesidos

Another adaptation of a book by Lualhati Bautista, Desaparesidos portrays the struggles of political activists who sacrificed their families to fight for their cause. The narrative also presents the other side of the story, which was the broken lives of the people they left. In this case, one of these people was Malaya, the daughter of student-activist Anna, who was left in the care of another revolutionary. The theatre production four years ago, according to the Philippine Daily Inquirer, was a brilliant fusion of fury, fear, and a faint glimmer of hope.

Days of Disquiet, Nights of Rage: The First Quarter Storm & Other Related Events

One of the more popular books about Martial Law, this was a compilation of essays by Jose F. Lacaba years before Marcos Sr. declared Martial Law. As a first-hand account, Lacaba wrote about the events that foreshadowed the turmoil leading to the First Quarter Storm, a period marked by violent clashes between protesters and the police and military.

Dream Eden

This book, written by Linda Ty-Casper and published in 1996, tells the story of a lawyer who aspired to keep his integrity in the corrupt political climate that his childhood friend was basking in. The story was set during Corazon Aquino’s rise to power after the 1986 EDSA revolution and the challenges she faced while in office as she endured at least six plots to overthrow her administration.