How to Rewrite a Tagalog Novel into an English Classic: Danton Remoto’s English Translation of Lope K. Santos’s Banaag at Sikat

Authors

Chris Cañete Rodriguez Kelly, University of the Philippines Diliman, Ateneo de Manila UniversityFollow

Abstract

Excerpt: Roughly a hundred pages into Lope K. Santos’s Tagalog socialist masterpiece, Banaag at Sikat, the narrator offers an extended reflection on the curious preoccupation of Filipino subjects with their own appearance. “I don’t know why,” the narrator muses, “in cautious anticipation of being negatively appraised by people from other countries, it is common for many Filipinos to renovate their customs.”

Recommended Citation

Kelly, Chris Cañete Rodriguez (2023) "How to Rewrite a Tagalog Novel into an English Classic: Danton Remoto’s English Translation of Lope K. Santos’s Banaag at Sikat," Perspectives in the Arts and Humanities Asia: Vol. 13: No. 2, Article 1.
Available at: https://archium.ateneo.edu/paha/vol13/iss2/1