''Ang Anak ng Dumalaga'' (specifically translated as "The Offspring of the

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" oung hen "The Child of the Pullet", or "The Daughter of the Pullet"; although alternatively ''dumalaga'' may mean "a female

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or water buffalo at the age of

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") is a

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novel written by

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novelist

Iñigo Ed. Regalado Iñigo Edgardo Reyes Regalado (1 June 1888 – 24 July 1976), also known as Iñigo Ed. Regalado, was a Filipino people, Filipino poet, journalist, novelist and politician. He was the son of Iñigo Corcuera Regalado, the renowned Tagalog peop ...

. It was published in 1933 in

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by the Limbagan Ilagan at Sanga during the American period in

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(1898-1946). ''Ang Anak ng Dumalaga'' was one of the novels Regalado had written during the Golden Age of the Tagalog Novel.

Description

The main character of the novel is Gunding, a sexually liberated and

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Filipino woman. Regalado's ''Anak ng Dumalaga'' was a variation of the author's other novel with a similar theme, the '' Sampagitang Walang Bango'' (Jasmine Without Fragrance). However, ''Ang Anak ng Dumalaga'' was written with a “more contemporary context”. Gunding, due to her reputation as a woman who pursues “sexual adventures” and “escapades” came to be labeled as a "''dumalaga''" or a “pullet”. Gunding's notoriety was the main reason why her daughter, Felicidad (figuratively, Felicidad is the "pullet's child"), discontinued her relationship with her lover in order to pursue a life as a nun inside a convent. By becoming a nun, Felicidad thought that she would be able to persuade her mother Gunding to change her lifestyle. At the end of the novel, Gunding's husband became insane. Gunding's spouse set down their house on fire, burning all of their possessions.

References

Philippine novels 1933 novels Tagalog-language novels Philippine romance novels Novels set in the Philippines {{1930s-romance-novel-stub