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Media type Print ISBN 971-0400-09-6 | 3.9/5 Goodreads Publication date 1982 Pages 362 Originally published 1982 Genre Novel Page count 362 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Novels Canal de la Reina, Ang Tundo Man May Langit Din, Titser, Pinaglahuan, Dekada '70 Similar Daluyong, Sugat ng Alaala, Mga Ibong Mandaragit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maganda pa ang Daigdig (officially translated as "The World Be Lovely Still"; the literal translation is "The World is Still Beautiful") is a Tagalog-language novel written by Filipino novelist Lázaro Francisco.
Contents
MAGANDA PA ANG DAIGDIG
Plot
The novel is about Lino Rivera, a gardener, who lost faith in an "oppressive social system" in the Philippines. Lino was accused of committing robbery and homicide. Lino escapes from prison to live a life of a fugitive. He defended an “enlightened landlord” against the Hukbalahap of Central Luzon and against former guerrillas who were active during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines. Convinced by Colonel Roda, Padre Amando, among other "kindhearted people", Lino comes down from the mountain, turning his back from living the life of a fugitive.
Description
The novel initially debuted in serialized form in 1955 within the pages of Liwayway magazine. Its first book publication was undertaken by the Ateneo de Manila University Press in 1982. A 362-page version of the novel was reissued in 1989. In 1992, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) selected "Maganda pa ang Daigdig" as a lesser-known literary piece by a Filipino author, recognizing it for its "high artistic merit" and deeming it "worthy of translation" for introduction to global readers.