A five-novel series that spans three centuries of Philippine history, translated into 22 languages
Chronologically, it is composed of five interconnected novels, namely Po-on (written in 1984), Tree (written in 1978), My Brother, My Executioner (written in 1973), The Pretenders (written in 1962), and Mass (written in 1973).
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The object that connects and binds these families is the “giant Balete tree" located at the plaza of Rosales town.
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The fourth novel, The Pretenders, recalls the life of Antonio “Tony” Samson, the son of Victor, the half-brother of Luis Asperri in My Brother, My Executioner (Victor was imprisoned for life for murdering Luis Asperri).
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Philippine National Author and internationally renowned novelist Francisco Sionil Josè has set a monument to the town he grew up in with his five-novels-series The Rosales Saga.