Nínay - Paperback

by Pedro A. Paterno (Author), Mint Editions (Contribution by)

Published just two years before Joséeacute; Rizal's national epic, Touch Me Not, Pedro A. Paterno's Níiacute;nay is a cultural novel that portrays Philippine society to an international non-Filipino audience.

Considered to be the first novel published by a Native Filipino author, Nínay follows the life, love and death of a young woman named Antonina Milo y Buisan, or "Nínay" for short. Her story is told by a young man named Taric to an unknown narrator over the course of the nine-day vigil of Pasiyam. Recounting the passionate affair in the time of cholera between Nínay and the highly regarded Don Carlos Mabagsic, Taric explores the journey of two young lovers and the events that lead to their eventual separation.

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In the time of cholera, a young man named Taric recounts the life and death of Antonina Milo y Buisan over the course of the nine-day vigil of Pasiyam. Detailing the passionate affair and eventual separation of Antonina and Don Carlos Mabagsic, Taric paints a picture of the Philippines, her people, and the customs that they all hold dear.