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Manila, My Manila

Manila, My Manila: A History for the Young

Penned By Nick Joaquín
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Manila, My Manila

Manila, My Manila: A History for the Young

Penned By Nick Joaquín
4.85 24,691 Ratings
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Editor's Note:
'In early 1988, then Mayor Mel Lopez invited Nick Joaquin to write a popular history of Manila that young Manilans would enjoy. The city's poet laureate—whose entire body of work sings of Manila as Homer sang of Troy and Virgil of Rome—complied with a will. The first edition of Manila, My Manila (1990) was distributed exclusively to the city's schools. This hardcover gift edition finally brings Joaquin's celebration of his beloved city to readers throughout the world.'

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Length 365 Pages
Imprint The Bookmark, Inc.
Released November, 1990
Identifier (ISBN) 1432400
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