The need for Filipinos to read Philippine literature cannot be overemphasized The recent months have seen several large book fairs
The recent months have seen several large book fairs and smaller regional book events held all over the country, which were well-attended and participated in by authors, publishers, book industry folk, readers, and other book industry stakeholders.
The vast majority of replies were English books by Western authors, such as the Harry Potter series, the Twilight Saga, books by Nicholas Sparks, Mitch Albom, Paulo Coelho.
“Nakakadismaya talaga po pero sa totoo lang ang hirap din po makahanap ng books na yan, kahit epub or pdf copies sobrang hirap din. Some may say na meron sa Amazon pero di naman po lahat na interested sa Philippine Literature ay afford ang cost ng mga libro na to.” In contrast, let’s take Japan. In Tokyo recently, I was stunned to see people of all ages lining up at a Maruzen checkout counter with four or five books in their hands at nine in the morning.In their society, books are affordable and accessible to all, and seemingly a necessity.I taught general education literature to college sophomores a few years ago, and on my reading list were some Filipino-authored gems.
In fact, many Filipinos still remember being fined at school if they spoke Filipino instead of English. Colonial mentality is the result of colonization. Either the store doesn’t carry them, or they are crammed into the ‘Filipiniana’ shelf, a distinct category, instead of sorting them into genres such as fiction, non-fiction, etc. regardless of author or country of publication.
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