He has thrice been a
recipient of a Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Award for Literature - A Third prize
in essay (English division) in 1999, a second prize in the same category in
2003; and a first prize in teleplay (Filipino division) in 2004. Most of
his books ranks as National
Bookstore’s bestseller list of local publications. Lourd is one of the greatest
writers (and speakers) of the generation (1990s). De Veyra pulled off his debut
as a novelist well. Like his poetry and essays where slices of life and social
commentaries are presented in bare, stripped-down verses and sentences, the
novel is a veritableobra by
an artist whose music and words he is famous for mold the very fabric of this
full-length fiction.
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