Linda Ty Casper

Linda Ty Casper

Linda Ty Casper is a Filipino writer who has published over fifteen books, including the historical novel "DreamEden" and the political novels "Awaiting Trespass", "Wings of Stone", "A Small Party in a Garden", and "Fortress in the Plaza". She has also published three collections of short stories which present a cross-section of Filipino society.

In 1992, "Tides and Near Occasions of Love" won the Philippine PEN short story prize; another at the UNESCO International Writers' Day, London; and the SEAWrite Award in Bangkok "Triptych for a Ruined Altar" was in the Roll of Honor of The Best American Short Stories, 1977. Fact|date=November 2007

Her novel "Awaiting Trespass" which is about the politically sensitive theme of torture by the Marcos regime was published by Readers International of London. This work gained her major critical attention in the United States for the first time, and in Britain the nobel was chosen as one of the five best works of fiction by a woman writer published in 1985-86 Fact|date=November 2007.

Biography

Born as Belinda Ty in Malabon, Philippines in 1931. She spent the World War II years with her grandmother while her father worked in the Philippine National Railways, and her mother in the Bureau of Public Schools. Her grandmother told her innumerable of stories about the Filipino’s struggle for independence, that later became the topics of her novels. Linda Ty Casper graduated valedictorian in the University of the Philippines, and later earned her Master's degree in Harvard University for International Law.

In 1956, she married Leonard Casper, a professor emeritus of Boston College who is also a critic of Philippine Literature. They have two daughters and reside in Massachusetts.

Published works

*The Transparent Sun (short stories), Peso Books, 1963
*The Peninsulares (historical novel), Bookmark 1964
*The Secret Runner (short stories), Florentino/National Book, 1974
* The Three-Cornered Sun (historical novel), New Day, 1974
*Dread Empire (novella), Hong Kong, Heinemann, 1980
*Hazards of Distance (novella), New Day, 1981
*Fortress in the Plaza (novella), New Day, 1985
*Awaiting Trespass (novella), London, Readers International, 1985
*Wings of Stone (novella), London, Readers International, 1986
*Ten Thousand Seeds (historical novel), Ateneo, 1987
*A Small Party in a Garden (novella), New Day, 1988
*Common Continent (short stories), Ateneo, 1991
*Kulasyon: Uninterrupted Vigils (collected first chapters), Giraffe, 1995
*DreamEden (historical novel) Ateneo 1996 and University of Washington Press 1997

Awards

*Djerassi, 1984
*Filipino-American Women Network Award for Literature, 1985
*Massachusetts Artists Foundation, 1988
*Wheatland, 1990
*UNESCO/P.E.N. Short Story, 1993
*SEA Write Award, Bangkok, 1993
*Bellagio, 1994

ources

*cite book | author=Ty Casper, Linda| title=Growing Up Filipino| publisher=PALH|year=2003
*cite book | author=Manlapaz, Edna Zapanta| title=Flipino Women Writers in English: Their Story 1905-2002| publisher=ADMU Press| year=2003

External links

* [http://www.palhbooks.com/Linda.htm PALH-EZINE, Short story and Interview]
* [http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:TRxVo6bTGYgJ:www.oovrag.com/reader/reader2005-5.shtml+linda+ty+casper&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=6 Reinterpretation of the American Dream, an article by Linda Ty Casper]
* [http://www.umich-cseas.org/eventsandnews/abstracts/ty-casper/CasperAbstract.htm Abstract by CSEAS University of Michigan]
* [http://bostonreview.net/BR18.1/casper.html Boston Review, A Story by Linda Ty Casper]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Philippine literature in English — has its roots in the efforts of the United States, which had been engaged in a war with Filipino nationalist forces at the end of the 19th century, to establish in the country a government based on the ideals of universality, practicality, and… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Asian American writers — In the fields of Ethnic Studies and Literary Scholarship, the term Asian American is a bit vague. In practice, it usually includes writers from East Asia and South Asia, but not from West Asia (Middle Easterners). At the same time, it often… …   Wikipedia

  • List of writers in Who's Who in Contemporary Women's Writing — Over 400 women writers are listed in Who s Who in Contemporary Women s Writing , edited by Jane Eldridge Miller, Routledge, 2001.A* Leila Abouzeid (born 1950), Moroccan novelist and journalist * Fawziyya Abū Khālid (born 1955), Saudi Arabian poet …   Wikipedia

  • List of novelists by nationality — Well known authors of novels, listed by country: See also : Lists of authors, List of poets, List of playwrights, List of short story authorsAlbania*Ismail KadareAlgeria*Marguerite Taos Amrouche (1913 ndash;1976) *Rachid Boudjedra (1914 ndash; )… …   Wikipedia

  • List of University of the Philippines College of Law alumni — This is a list of alumni notable in their own right of the University of the Philippines College of Law (U.P. College of Law), having obtained their LL.B. [Beginning 2008, graduates of the College were conferred a Juris Doctor degree] from the… …   Wikipedia

  • Filipino women writers — The history of Filipino women writers is an account of how Philippine women became literary “mistresses of the ink” and “lady pen pushers” who created works of fiction or factual and historical storybooks, poetry, novels, short stories, essays,… …   Wikipedia

  • John Barrasso — Infobox Senator name=John Barrasso jr/sr=Junior Senator state=Wyoming party=Republican term start=June 252007 alongside=Mike Enzi preceded=Craig Thomas succeeded= date of birth= birth date and age|1952|07|21 place of birth=Reading, Pennsylvania… …   Wikipedia

  • Miss Wyoming USA — This article is about the state pageant to select a Wyoming delegate to the Miss USA pageant. For the Miss America state pageant, see Miss Wyoming. Kristin George, Miss Wyoming USA 2006 …   Wikipedia

  • Patricia Acevedo — (born in Mexico in 1955) is a Latin American voice actress. She was the voice of Sailor Moon in the Mexican/Latin American version, and is arguably among the most popular Usagi actresses. Her voice is easy to distinguish due to its gentle soprano …   Wikipedia

  • Political scandals of the United States — This article provides a list of major political scandals of the United States.cope and organization of political scandalsCategorizing and listing scandalsDivision of this article s list of American political scandals falls into four categories… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”