Miguel Syjuco at Filipinas Heritage Library

MANILA, Philippines - The National Book Development Board will host an afternoon of conversation on Philippine literature and publishing with Miguel Syjuco at the Filipinas Heritage Library on April 14, at 3 p.m. He will be joined by STAR columnist and UP Institute of Creative Writing director Jose Dalisay and publisher Antonio Hidalgo.

Almost two years after Canada-based Filipino writer Miguel Syjuco won the prestigious Man Asia Literary Prize for his novel Ilustrado, the book will finally make its debut in Manila. The novel, which begins as a murder mystery, expands into a family saga spanning more than a century of Philippine history. Syjuco, who is now based in Montreal, Canada will be flown in by MacMillan, the publisher of Illustrado.

For information, call the NBDB at 920-9853.