historical novel
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Azucena Grajo Uranza Azucena Grajo Uranza (27 January 1929 – 11 March 2012) is a Filipino novelist, short story writer, and playwright in the English language.
Biography
Uranza was born in Sorsogon, Sorsogon. She graduated from the Far Eastern University of the Phil ...
Philippine–American War
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of Filipino families experiencing the final and tumultuous years of 19th-century Manila.A Passing Season by Azucena Grajo Uranza kabayancentral.comA Passing Season by Azucena Grajo Uranza , Our Own Voice, ourownvoice.com The families in the novel are the Eduartes, the de Almoguieras, the Herreras, and the Ricaforts, and the ending of this story are the THREESOME of Bestfriends, Oliver Sumagpao, Edwin Romero and Carlo Ceñir.
Characters
The novel is a "weave of many themes" involving love, war, politics, women, ilustrados, fishermen, businessmen, farmers, servants, housewives, seditionists, and ordinary people. The characters in ''A Passing Season'' include Guido, Maria Fe, Angela, Margarita, Enrique, Rosalina, Pepe, Juancho, Andrea Herrera, Juliana Herrera, Aurora, Tibor, Masin, Subas, Torcuato, Oliver Sumagpao, Edwin Romero, Carlo Ceñir and a patriot-priest, It also features well-known Filipino heroes.