Philippine Short Story Masterpieces [audiobook]

Brand: Timothy Montes
Product Code: Masterpieces
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A treasure trove of some of the best short stories in English from the Philippines in the last 100 years. The audio narration makes each story come alive dramatically, and the introduction to each selection provides a wealth of insight to the author's background and formal analysis of the piece. Ideal for introducing a new generation of students to the rich tradition of the short story of the country, with representative stories by National Artists for Literature and winners of the Palanca Awards for Literature.

PHILIPPINE SHORT STORY MASTERPIECES (audiobook)

Narrated and with introduction to each story by

TIMOTHY R. MONTES

Contents

1. EDIBLE ID - 00:32

2. General Introduction - 05:27

3. Introduction to Dead Stars - 06:22

4. DEAD STARS part 1 by Paz Marquez Benitez - 30:17

5. DEAD STARS part 2 by Paz Marquez Benitez - 17:08

6. DEAD STARS part 3 by Paz Marquez Benitez - 16:56

7. Introduction to FOOTNOTE TO YOUTH - 06:06

8. FOOTNOTE TO YOUTH by Jose Garcia Villa (National Artist) - 21:57

9. Introduction to HOW MY BROTHER BROUGHT HOME A WIFE - 09:04

10. HOW MY BROTHER BROUGHT HOME A WIFE by Manuel Arguilla - 22:09

11. Introduction to MAY DAY EVE - 06:33

12. MAY DAY EVE BY Nick Joaquin (National Artist) - 34:57

13. Introduction to BREAD OF SALT - 10:36

14. BREAD OF SALT by N.V.M. Gonzalez (National Artist) - 32:12

15. Introduction to FLOWERS OF MAY - 07:30

16. FLOWERS OF MAY by Francisco Arcellana (National Artist) - 22:38

17. Introduction to A STREAM OF DALTON PASS - 10:23

18. A STREAM AT DALTON PASS by Edilberto K. Tiempo - 54:52

19. Introduction to SCENT OF APPLES - 05:14

20. SCENT OF APPLES by Bienvenido N. Santos - 25:46

21. Introduction to MAGNIFICENCE - 04:56

22. MAGNIFICENCE by Estrella Alfon - 20:14

23. Introduction to THE LIGHT AND THE SHADOW OF LEAVES - 07:55

24. THE LIGHT AND THE SHADOW OF LEAVES (Part 1) by Gregorio C. Brillantes - 22:02

25. THE LIGHT AND THE SHADOW OF LEAVES (Part 2) by Gregorio C. Brillantes - 14:55

26. THE LIGHT AND THE SHADOW OF LEAVES (Part 3) by Gregorio C. Brillantes - 18:10

27. Introduction to THE CRIES OF CHILDREN ON AN APRIL AFTERNOON IN THE YEAR 1957 - 08:28

28. THE CRIES OF CHILDREN ON AN APRIL AFTERNOON IN THE YEAR 1957 by Gregorio C. Brillantes - 49:17

29. Introduction to THE SOUNDS OF SUNDAY - 09:12

30. THE SOUNDS OF SUNDAY by Kerima Polotan - 61:55

31. Introduction to THE VIRGIN - 07:14

32. THE VIRGIN by Kerima Polotan - 25:31

33. Introduction to TONG - 07:25

34. TONG by F. Sionil Jose (National Artist) - 49:37

35. Introduction to BY THE TAIL OF THEIR LIVES - 05:09

36. BY THE TAIL OF THEIR LIVES by Aida Rivera Ford - 25:11

37. Introduction to PEOPLE IN THE WAR - 08:19

38. PEOPLE IN THE WAR by Gilda Cordero Fernando - 49:32

39. Introduction to IN THE BEGINNING OF THE WAR - 12:21

40. IN THE BEGINNING OF THE WAR by Resil Mojares (National Artist) - 58:23

41. Introduction to THE CARGO - 06:57

42. THE CARGO by Anthony L. Tan - 56:46

43. Introduction to CHINITA - 07:47

44. CHINITA by Carlos Ojeda Aureus - 88:40

45. Introduction to THE HOMING MANDARIN - 06:41

46. THE HOMING MANDARIN by Jaime An Lim - 70:47

47. Introduction to IN THE GARDEN - 07:25

48. IN THE GARDEN by Jose Y. Dalisay - 21:08

49. Introduction to MARKET STORIES - 07:08

50. MARKET STORIES by Timothy R. Montes - 41:12

51. Introduction to ARMOR - 07:37

52. ARMOR by John Bengan - 50:48

53. Afterword - 05:14

About the Narrator
Timothy R. Montes teaches literature and creative writing at De La Salle University, Manila. An author of short stories, he has been a recipient of numerous national literary awards including the Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature, Philippines Graphic, Philippines Free Press, and the Writers Prize from the National Commission for Culture & the Arts.

Gab

19/04/2023

Admittedly, I had not read or used an audiobook before taking up this particular project. From a young age, I was always someone who preferred reading content as opposed to merely hearing it with no visual aid. That being said, my first experience of using audio was very pleasant! For the sake of using it as it was, I did my best to listen to it while I was doing other things (and not reading the e-book alongside it). With the narrator’s very passionate voice acting, it helped immerse me further in whatever story I was listening to and how I understood it. The narration and musical accompaniment with each story
certainly helped set the tone and helped the reader really soak in the plot and the character’s dialogue with each spoken word.
I encourage every student to try and find an audiobook that would interest them and give it a shot as it certainly served as an interesting and enriching experience for me.

Seth

12/04/2023

It's pretty good, i bought this for an assignment and i enjoyed most of the stories, would listen to again.

Marian

05/07/2022

This is honestly my first time listening to an audiobook as I was never really interested in
them. I did not think that I would enjoy this audiobook as much because I am not really an avid
reader. However, after going through this audiobook, I am deeply motivated and inspired to
further explore Philippine Literature. Of course, the short stories were already wonderful in themselves,
but what made me enjoy and appreciate them, even more, was how they were narrated. How
they were being narrated allowed me to further immerse myself in the story, which made me feel
as if I was a character in them. Because of this, I felt the necessary feelings and emotions that
each story was portraying. This was truly a unique experience for me and I would definitely
recommend it to not just my fellow students, but even my relatives and family members as well.

Kevin

01/07/2022

My audiobook experience has been mostly positive. I learned quite a bit about Filipino literature, while doing my daily tasks. Although there were moments where I had to replay some parts of the stories, I was still able to follow the story as if I were reading a physical book.

Isabel T.

25/06/2022

Listening to the stories is like listening to a friend of her day's affairs; sometimes funny, at
times gloomy. It is like having a glimpse of the world in another's perspective; narrating them like
we're an audience in a theater, only that hearing is the sense of use and everything is left for the
imagination. Everything is new but familiar altogether. Stories of people from different walks of life,
all in the comforts of my own home in a chair seated in the corner of my room. Now I realize the
power that stories have. Told or seen, they can take a person slumped at home into new places and
bring the imagination to see through and think through the whys and hows of another person's life.
In times like this where we are all pulled a step away from social interactions, it is a comfort to find
a friend who'd tell you gossip, albeit in a one-way communication, of life lessons which we can
definitely learn a thing or two from.