My Brother, My Executioner

My Brother, My Executioner[1] is a novel by Filipino author Francisco Sionil José written in Philippine English. A part of the Rosales Saga - a series of five interconnected fiction novels - My Brother, My Executioner ranks third in terms of chronology. In the United States, My Brother, My Executioner was published as a second part of the book, Don Vicente, together with Tree, another novel which is also a part of José’s Rosales Saga. Tree is the second novel of the historical saga, before My Brother, My Executioner.[2] This novel was first published in the Philippines in the early 1970s.[3][4]

My Brother, My Executioner
Book cover for F. Sionil José's novel My Brother, My Executioner.
AuthorF. Sionil José
CountryPhilippines
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction
PublisherSolidarid Publishing House, Inc.
Publication date
1973, 1974, 1979
ISBN971-8845-16-X

Principal characters
  • Luis Asperri - Victor's half-brother, illegitimate son of Don Vicente Asperri
  • Don Vicente Asperri - feudal landlord, father of Luis Asperri
  • Victor - Luis Asperri's half-brother
  • Trining - Luis Asperri's female cousin, becomes wife of Luis

See also

References
  1. Kerkvliet, Benedict J. A book review for My Brother, My Executioner by F. Sionil Jose, The Journal of Asian Studies, volume 41, number 2, February 1982), pages 417-418, Association for Asian Studies, Jstor.org
  2. Walton, David. Don Vicente: Two Novels, book review of Tree and My Brother, My Executioner by F. Sionil José, published by Modern Library, Books in Brief: Fiction & Poetry, The New York Times, NYTimes.com , February 6, 2000
  3. Don Vicente: Two Novels (Tree and My Brother, My Executioner), book review by Publishers Weekly, Reed Business Information, Inc. and Amazon.com, July 1999
  4. Don Vicente - Two Novels, Tree and My Brother, My Executioner, book review by Library Journal, Reed Business Information, Inc. and Amazon.com, 1999
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