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Original Title:	Ilustrado
ISBN:	0374174784 (ISBN13: 9780374174781)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Miguel, Crispin Salvador
Literary Awards:	Man Asian Literary Prize (2008), Prix Jan Michalski Nominee for Shortlist (2011), Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for English Novel, Grand Prize (2008)

Ilustrado

Miguel Syjuco

Hardcover | Pages: 320 pages

Rating: 3.4 | 2301 Users | 291 Reviews

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Title	:	Ilustrado
Author	:	Miguel Syjuco
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 320 pages
Published	:	April 27th 2010 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (first published 2008)
Categories	:	Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Mystery. Cultural. Asia. Contemporary. Novels. Literature. Asian Literature

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It begins with a body. On a clear day in winter, the battered corpse of Crispin Salvador is pulled from the Hudson River—taken from the world is the controversial lion of Philippine literature. Gone, too, is the only manuscript of his final book, a work meant to rescue him from obscurity by exposing the crimes of the Filipino ruling families. Miguel, his student and only remaining friend, sets out for Manila to investigate.

To understand the death, Miguel scours the life, piecing together Salvador’s story through his poetry, interviews, novels, polemics, and memoirs. The result is a rich and dramatic family saga of four generations, tracing 150 years of Philippine history forged under the Spanish, the Americans, and the Filipinos themselves. Finally, we are surprised to learn that this story belongs to young Miguel as much as to his lost mentor, and we are treated to an unhindered view of a society caught between reckless decay and hopeful progress.

Exuberant and wise, wildly funny and deeply moving, Ilustrado explores the hidden truths that haunt every family. It is a daring and inventive debut by a new writer of astonishing talent.

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Ratings: 3.4 From 2301 Users | 291 Reviews

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There is no arguing that Miguel Syjucos Ilustrado is a well-written, amazing piece of work. Amazing in the sense that it boldy delves into post-modernism; a dizzying pastiche of Philippine History as seen through an outsiders eyes. Because no matter how you position it, Syjucos Philippines is the Philippines as seen by balikbayans, OFWs and expats. Theres nothing really new. And what is there to tell anyway? Corruption, sleazy politicians, wayward youth and lost heritages. Is that all there is?

Ilustrado is a novel by Miguel Syjuco. (Spoliers ahead!)Honestly, I didn't understand the story very much. Its fragmented, and the author is very verbose. I only began to sort of grasp the whole unity of the novel when it was about to end. The twist in the ending reminded me of the twist in Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder. I didn't quite expect it.From what my feeble mind was able to gather, the story is about a young writer who loses his mentor. The latters death is mysterious. No one knows

Five things about this book: (1) A good dictionary should be a good companion/reference material. I'm a wide reader, and I think my vocabulary is fair because of the nature of my work, but I thought this book had one flowery word too many. Lots of big words, in my opinion meant more to impress than to express.(2) I didn't want to read more about the sorry state of my country ~ its politics, economy, poverty, and people. When I picked this book, I thought I had a mystery to read about. Instead,

The protagonist of Ilustrado is a young man and would-be writer called Miguel Syjuco (henceforth, I will refer to the character as Miguel and the author as Syjuco), originally from the Philippines who has lived in Vancouver and now New York, who on the discovery of the apparent suicide of a famous literary writer and fellow-expat, Crispin Salvador, goes back to his home land on a bit of an investigative mission. He seeks to find the three black boxes that contained the manuscript that Salvador

This is some serious crap and waste of time. It's like a know-it-all classmate who just transferred to your esteemed university from a small-town community college who wants to show the world that he knows about stuff. I can believe it won an award. I mean, the Syjucos have money.

Talk about art reflecting life! The fictional character is named after himself (author)... exactly Miguel Syjuco. An outlandish concept to me and part of the genius this book offers ... the confusion is a foreshadow of telling you to prepare yourself for a brain workout! Yes, this book is definitely a find that challenges the brain (see my blog title description). Pull out your dictionary because Mr. Syjuco, both the author and character (haha), throws out many fancy words. After all, he has to

Oh my God. Is this the best novel done by a Filipino writer? (as the cover reviews say) Ohhh god, when I read that on the back cover I was literally like O_O. The amount of ass kissing CONTAINED in that single sentence? Fuck. Okay, but then again why am I not that surprised? Filipinos readers and writers are not exactly known in the literary world for being a group of virtuosos (unlike Japan's Murakami and Ishigawa).But what the hell am I expecting from a country where "fine literature" *ahem*