Living with the enemy : a diary of the Japanese occupation /

Jacinto, Pacita Pestaño

Living with the enemy : a diary of the Japanese occupation / Pacita Pestaño Jacinto. - xii, 297 pages 22 cm.

National Book Award - Manila Critic Circle. Excerpt from Introduction:"...the book is a chronicle of an important period of the history of our country. It is a detailed and moving record of a family surviving under enemy occupation, enduring the countless deprivations and humiliations of war, and doing so with dignity and with grace...it is a woman's story, an account of the determination to carry on, to impose a routine, to keep to the natural rhythm of daily life- regular meals, family rituals, celebrations of birthdays and anniversaries. This theme runs through the war narratives of women....

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Jacinto, Pacita Pesta├▒o
Philippines

DS 686.4 / .J119 1999