Mass (novel)

Mass
Book cover for F. Sionil José's novel Mass.
AuthorF. Sionil José
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction
PublisherSolidaridad Publishing House, Inc. (Philippines)
Publication date
1973
Publication placePhilippines

Mass, also known as Mass: A Novel, is a 1973 historical and political novel written by Filipino National Artist F. Sionil José.[1] Together with The Pretenders, the Mass is the completion of José's The Rosales Saga,[2][3] which is also known as the Rosales Novels.[4] The literary message of Mass was "a society intent only on calculating a man's price is one that ultimately devalues all men".[3]

  1. ^ "Mass" Archived 2010-05-09 at the Wayback Machine, Francisco Sionil José, The National Artist for Literature, nationalartists.panitikan.com
  2. ^ "Mass", Samsons: The Pretenders and Mass F. Sionil José, barnesandnoble.com
  3. ^ a b "Mass", The Samsons: The Pretenders and Mass by F. Sionil José, Modern Library, 432 pages, palhbooks.com
  4. ^ Yoser, Elizabeth G. Under the Balete Tree: F. Sionil José’s Rosales Novels, World Literature Today, Vol. 62, No. 1 (Winter, 1988), University of Oklahoma, pp. 82-84, jstor.org