Banaag at Sikat

Banaag at Sikat
1906 original title page of Banaag at Sikat
AuthorLope K. Santos
LanguageTagalog
GenreFiction
Publication date
1906
Publication placePhilippines

Banaag at Sikat[1] or From Early Dawn to Full Light[2] is one of the first literary novels written by Filipino author Lope K. Santos in the Tagalog language in 1906.[3] As a book that was considered as the "Bible of working class Filipinos",[3] the pages of the novel revolves around the life of Delfin, his love for a daughter of a rich landlord, while Lope K. Santos also discusses the social issues such as socialism, capitalism, and the works of the united associations of laborers.[4]

  1. ^ Santos, Lope K. Banaag at Sikat, Bookmark, Philippines, 1988
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference RSSP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b List of Recommended Titles), pcgny.net, November 11, 2002
  4. ^ Quindoza-Santiago, Lilia (Dr.) Philippine Culture during the American Period), Publications about Culture and Arts, About Culture and Arts, ncca.gov.ph, 2002