My Sad Republic

My Sad Republic
AuthorEric Gamalinda
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublisherPhilippine Centennial Commission, the University of the Philippines Press, and the UP Creative Writing Center
Publication date
2000
Publication placePhilippines
Media typePrint (paperback and hardcover)
Pages392
ISBN978-971-542-231-4

My Sad Republic is a 2000 Philippine English-language novel[1] written by Filipino novelist Eric Gamalinda. The novel won for Gamalinda a Philippine Centennial Literary Prize in 1998.[1] The 392-page novel was published by the Philippine Centennial Commission, the University of the Philippines Press, and the UP Creative Writing Center. My Sad Republic is the fourth novel written by Gamalinda.[2] The theme of the novel is "love, obsession, and loss" occurring during the Philippine Revolution against the Spanish colonial regime of the Philippines, and during the Philippine–American War.[3]

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  2. ^ Groyon III, Vicente G. "Of love, nationalism, and other demons; Hopeful, not happy: The Centennial Literary Prize-winning novels in English, A Book Review". Philippine American Literary House. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
  3. ^ "My Sad Republic". Kabayancentral.com. Archived from the original on March 24, 2002. Retrieved 3 July 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)