SOL: Saludo, Obra, Lunsad

We are pleased to invite everyone to the special event, SOL: Saludo, Obra, Lunsad, a tribute, exhibit, and book launch in honor of Professor Emeritus Soledad S. Reyes. 

This is scheduled for March 22, Wednesday, at 4:00 pm on the 5th floor of the Rizal Library, Ateneo de Manila University.

The event will have three components: 

• SALUDO - a tribute with testimonials and performances organized by the School of Humanities, the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, the Department of English, and Kagawaran ng Filipino 
• OBRA - an exhibit on the books published by Soledad S. Reyes from 1971-2023 co-presented by the Rizal Library as part of the Lib Steps Series, and a turnover of the Soledad S. Reyes collection to the Ateneo Library of Women’s Writings
• LUNSAD - the book launch of The Ravaged World: The Short Fiction of Rosario de Guzman-Lingat, translated from the Filipino by Soledad S. Reyes and published by the Ateneo University Press

About Soledad S. Reyes's new book

The Ravaged World follows up on translating the short fiction of Rosario de Guzman-Lingat since the groundbreaking The Locked Door and Other Stories in 2017. Offering a glimpse into the varied experiences in a postwar society, this book further explores the author’s concerns in short-story form: the seemingly ordinariness of the characters’ lives as they forge into the everyday. A tormented veteran reduced to a peanut vendor questions the worth of the war he fought. A young activist puts his faith in people who take advantage of his patriotic fervor. Meanwhile, a jeepney driver’s decision challenges his notion of generosity and forgiveness.

Selected and translated by eminent Philippine-studies scholar Soledad S. Reyes, the stories here are a testament to the powerful place of women in Tagalog literature.

The book will be available for purchase at the book launch. You may also pre-order through this link.