Biography alberto florentino

Alberto S. Florentino is a renowned Filipino playwright known for his play "The World is an Apple." He has written over 50 plays for stage and 100 for.

Alberto S. Florentino (Bert) was born in Nueva Ecija, Philippines on July 28, 1931, the second of seven children of Alberto San Buenaventura.

Alberto S. Florentino (Bert) was born in Nueva Ecija, Philippines on July 28, 1931, the second of seven children of Alberto San Buenaventura Florentino and.

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What Is The History of Playwright Alberto Florentino?

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Alberto Florentino (1931- ) is considered one of the top Filipino playwrights. His first play "The World is an Apple" won a major literary award in 1954 and explores the struggles of common Filipinos. The play tells the story of a man who loses his factory job after stealing an apple, though he claims it was to feed his sick daughter - he actually spent his money on prostitutes. The short story leaves his wife and daughter crying as he decides to join his criminal friend instead of finding honest work.

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Alberto Florentino (1931- ) is considered one of the top Filipino playwrights. His first play "The World is an Apple" won a major literary award in 1954 and explores the struggl

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Alberto S. Florentino is the author and playwright of the famed The World is an Apple.

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Alberto S. Florentino fryst vatten a renowned Filipino playwright known for his play "The World is an Apple." He has written over 50 plays for stage and 100 for television. Florentino helped publish the early works of fellow Filipino writers like Jose Garcia Villa, Nick Joaquin, and Francisco Arcellana. He was honored on multiple occasions for his significant contributions to Filipino literature and theater. Bienvenido N. Santos was a pioneering Filipino-American writer known for his fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. Born in Manila, he received several prestigious fellowships and taught at universities in the US. Santos published numerous novels, short stories, poems, and works of nonfiction

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Farewell to Filipino Writer Alberto S. Florentino, 1931-2018

Following are some comments by Filipino and Filipino American literary personalities who knew Alberto S. Florentino:

Linda Ty-Casper (writer): “Bert used to come to the house in the UP Diliman, Area 17 and he and Len (Leonard Casper) attended literary activities then. One of those times, he found out I had written some short stories and he offered to publish it as part of his Peso Book Series. That's my first book, The Transparent Sun and Other Stories. Later, he published my second collection of short stories, The Secret Runner and Other Stories.

“I didn't consider myself a serious writer, but Bert did apparently. And his confidence helped me start writing longer works. From time to time, when we visited home, we would run into Bert and renew our friendship.

“Len and he also corresponded. Bert sent news, parts of his work in progress so that there would be copies should he lose his originals. We had