World literature — Karyll L. Kabamalan

orld Literature KAB A MA L A N



TABLE OF CONTENTS AMERICAN LITERATURE The Scent written by Jennie Redling MEXICAN LITERATURE The Man with His Back Turned written by Agustin Cadena JAPANESE LITERATURE Embracing Waters written by Kaori Ekuni FRENCH LITERATURE Undeniable Things written by Nanni Cagnone

AMERICAN LITERATURE merican Literature was formed ⠀⠀⠀⠀ between the 1870s and the 1920s. At the earliest time, literary works consisted of not only written pieces but of verbal performances as well. Before the colonization of Columbus and Europe in the state, most of the literature included songs, chants, allegories, and jokes that embodied creativity and the tradition of the native Americans. Jennie Redling THE AUTHOR OF THE SCENT Is a recipient of BMI's Jerry Harrington Musical Theatre Award for Outstanding Achievement as a librettist. Her poem, The Scent appeals to the readers with its persona and time frame of the incident. The beauty of the poem is in the discovery.

AMERICAN LITERATURE The Scent The scent of sadness and dread arising surprisingly from these leftovers Of that forsaken time when I was A glass blown to a hair's breadth aching for life to Pervade me.

MEXICAN LITERATURE Mexican Agustín CadenaLiterature History THE AUTHOR OF THE MAN WITH HIS BACK TURNED gustin Cadena The origin of Mexican ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀majored in English Literary started from ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Literature at different types of Mexico's National poetry such as Autonomous University dramatic poetry, epic (UNAM) and earned an MA poetry, and lyric in Comparative Literature. poetry. The Mexican He is the author of more Literature was essentially based on than twenty published books including novels, the native tradition. short fiction, children's literature, poetry, and criticism. He has been awarded several prizes The Mexican and grants in these genres. Revolution served as a catalyst that made journalism as a way of Agustin Cadena wrote the story in Spanish and documentation of the was translated by Patricia 47 of the Cafe Dubrava. events that happened The story was written and published ISSUE NO. in the country. 47 of the Cafe Irreal Webzine 2013.

M ehTMEXICAN LITERATUREdenrut a k They didn't want to know more. All they wanted was to get rid of him. She was already walking away when she chanced to hear the man murmuring, \"Back again.\" n with his bac

Embracing Waters There we all were: the purple man and Kon's tree; the gay husband and the alcoholic wife; all of us, glimmering faintly together in the windowpanes. Kaori Ekuni, the author of Embracing Waters, is dubbed as the female Murakami in Japan. Her books are are published in several countries. Japanese literature dates back to the 18th century in China. The first literary works were composed of mythologies, legends, and stories. JAPANESE LITERATURE

FRENCH LITERATURE Nanni Cagnone Nanni Cagnone is an Italian poet, novelist, playwright, and essayist. Since his debut in 1954, he has then written novels, poetry, theoretical essays, and aphorisms. He is recognized as one of the most creative and exquisite poets of European literature. His works are bonded with mythology and modernity, and emotion and criticism. French Literature French Literary works originated from the 11th century where poetry, chants, and plays developed. French literature has gone through several distinctive periods such as the French Renaissance literature, the modernization in the 18th century, symbolism, and Parnassian poetry in the 19th century until it has developed into Contemporary French Literature Liberté Fraternéti Egalité,

Undeniable Things LXII At the end, at the end of the surging sunset, in the insecure maturing burning without a grieving scheme, the solemn episode of the leaves —rustling and that's all. Rustling.

Undeniable Things XL My father at home the last days, sitting with his weight in the inclement emptiness that never healed his certainties, sitting bewildered at not understanding why children without lingering nor shelter, never did embrace shake him. Children that in his indisputable universe diminished him. Here, fugitive identities in the dead tangle.