Ang Balabal ng Diyos / Ang Silid ng Makasalanan

by Rosario de Guzman-Lingat

Back-to-back novels with a critical introduction by Soledad S. Reyes. The first traces the rise to phenomenal fame of Felino Paras, an unsuccessful stage actor who nevertheless commands a cult following after he becomes a religious leader. In the second novel, a boarding house is the setting of an intricate drama that brings together a number of characters as viewed through the eyes of student Ernie.

197 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Rosario de Guzman-Lingat (1924–1997) wrote a large number of novels and short stories for the country's most popular magazines in the 1960s and 1970s. Working within the limitations of popular fiction, Lingat nonetheless succeeded in constructing narratives that shed light on the experiences of the postwar generation: family discord, psychological breakdowns due to both personal and societal traumas, the impact of the Pacific War, a deeply divided nation, and the difficulties of being a woman in a male-dominated world.