Ang Tundo Man May Langit Din ("Even Tundo Has a Heaven") is a 1960 Tagalog-language novel written by Filipino novelist Andres Cristobal Cruz. The novel was first serialized in 48 issues of Liwayway from June 22, 1959 to May 16, 1960[1], and was then published in book form by the Ateneo de Manila University Press in 1986.
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| Author | Andres Cristobal Cruz |
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| Language | Tagalog |
| Genre | Romance |
| Publisher | Liwayway Ateneo de Manila University Press |
Publication date | Serialized: June 22, 1959–May 16, 1960 Book: 1986 |
| Publication place | Philippines |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 360 |
| ISBN | 978-9-715-50538-3 |
The novel involves love and romance occurring between individuals that residing in a poverty-stricken area in Tondo, Manila in the Philippines. The social background of the individuals produces a "dramatizing effect" in presenting the Philippine experience laid out in contemporary context and setting, giving the novel a similarity in style and theme to Philippine national hero Jose Rizal's Noli Me Tangere.[2]
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edit- ^ Almario, Virgilio (2009). "Ang Nobela ng Tao Bilang Biktima ng Kaligiran". Unang Siglo ng Nobela sa Filipinas [The First Century of the Novel in the Philippines] (in Tagalog). Manila: Anvil Publishing, Inc. p. 174. ISBN 978-9-712-72221-9.
- ^ "Ang Tundo Man May Langit Din ni Andres Cristobal Cruz". Kabayancentral.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2000. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
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