Cover artist Jan Irene Villar Media type Print (paperback) Country Philippines | Language Filipino, English No. of books 4 Number of books 4 | |
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Publisher Viva-PSICOM Publishing Corp. (formerly known as PSICOM Publishing Inc.) Published May 2013 - September 2013
March 2014 (Movie tie-in) Adaptations Diary ng Panget: The Movie (2014) Genres Romantic comedy, Young adult fiction, Comedy | ||
The story behind diary ng panget by haveyouseenthisgirl denny exclusive
The Diary ng Panget (Diary of an Ugly) is a tetralogy series of romantic comedy novels by a Wattpad author under the name of HaveYouSeenThisGirL. The original, unedited story was first posted on the online literary site Wattpad. The story was split into four books and topped the rankings on the bestseller's list of Philippine publications in major bookstores.
Contents
- The story behind diary ng panget by haveyouseenthisgirl denny exclusive
- Origins and publishing history
- Main characters
- Sales
- Film adaptation
- References
In September 2013, during the Manila International Book Fair, Viva Films announced their acquisition of the title and its long-awaited film adaptation that was shown in 2014. This is the first movie adaptation of a story first published in Wattpad.
Origins and publishing history
Described her piece as "Sobrang simple lang po, sobrang cliché, isang girl na mahirap na di kagandahan makaka-meet ng guy na suplado at mayaman. Yun lang po. (Very simple, very cliché: A poor plain Jane meets Mr. rich-and-snobbish. That’s it.)". Diary ng Panget became an internet sensation accounting the online novel with over 12 million reads. Its popularity gained the attention of Arnel Gabriel from PSICOM Publishing which held the account of turning the online novel into a book series and even hold the risk of publishing any Wattpad properties.
In late 2012, Gabriel wrote to the author about seeing her work as a physical book but due to mix-up with her email addresses, it took two months for Denny to reply.
Due to its length, Diary Ng Panget was split into four volumes, each ending in cliffhangers. When the first volume hit the bookstores in May, it became the best-seller in an instant also with the remaining three volumes.
The book version was the same as the Wattpad version except for some characters until its fourth volume came out and new content in it was different compared to the original ending in Wattpad. In May 2013, the eBook version of the story has been removed from Wattpad by the owner, in order to prevent further unauthorized reproductions of the work.
At the release of the last installment of the series, Denny released 2 new series, which are also from Wattpad, entitled Voiceless and She Died. Voiceless was published as a 2-part novel series while She Died is currently being published as a Filipino manga, with its reading direction alternate from the Japanese manga, from left to right and is illustrated by Enjelicious, with the assistance of Jeff Nice. Both of her series is again published by Viva-PSICOM Publishing Corp. (formerly known as PSICOM Publishing Inc.)
In March 2014, the series was again published as a movie tie-in and also spanning 4 volumes, which will be available on the nationwide caravan for Diary ng Panget the Movie. The movie tie-in edition is again published by Viva-PSICOM Publishing Corp.
Main characters
Sales
All of the volumes had been on the bestseller's list on Philippine publication. The first three Diary ng Panget books have sold 140,000 copies combined.
Film adaptation
The silver-screen adaptation is directed by Andoy Ranay, who is also known for directing When the Love is Gone, and written by Mel del Rosario, who is known for writing Girl, Boy, Bakla, Tomboy and A Secret Affair. The movie stars Pinoy Big Brother alumni James Reid as Cross, Nadine Lustre as Eya, with Andre Paras as Chad, and Yassi Pressman as Lory.