Platinum: Ten Filipino Stories

by F. Sionil José

In these ten stories, F. Sionil Jose continues his excursion into the swamplands of the Filipino psyche. It is a depressing journey full of insights into the shallows and depths of the Filipino charcacter. Sionil Jose's stories are, therefore, not just literary guidposts - they are also impeccable social records that will not be found in today's newspapers and history books.

Genres: Short Stories

180 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1983

About the author

Francisco Sionil José was born in 1924 in Pangasinan province and attended the public school in his hometown. He attended the University of Santo Tomas after World War II and in 1949, started his career in writing. Since then, his fiction has been published internationally and translated into several languages including his native Ilokano. He has been involved with the international cultural organizations, notably International P.E.N., the world association of poets, playwrights, essayists and novelists whose Philippine Center he founded in 1958.

F. Sionil José, the Philippines' most widely translated author, is known best for his epic work, the Rosales saga - five novels encompassing a hundred years of Philippine history - a vivid documentary of Filipino life.

In 1980, Sionil José received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts.

In 2001, Sionil José was named National Artist for Literature.

In 2004, Sionil José received the Pablo Neruda Centennial Award.

Reviews

[Shawn Mooney (Shawn Breathes Books)]

The Filipino aspects of these short stories were interesting. The writing and character development were moderately successful. The straight male bullshit, however, did me in about halfway through. Bail!

[Hannah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Borrowed this book from a high school classmate. It was the first FSJ that I’ve read.

[Khaye · Rating 5 out of 5]

I remember my good old Highschool days through this book.