Manila, my Manila

Manila, my Manila by Joaquin, Nick. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9789715693134.

In early 1988, then Mayor Mel Lopez invited Nick Joaquin to write a popular history of Manila that young Manilans would enjoy. The citys poet laureate—whose entire body of work sings of Manila as Homer sang of Troy and Virgil of Rome—complied with a will. The first edition of Manila, My Manila (1990) was distributed exclusively to the citys schools. This hardcover gift edition finally brings Joaquins celebration of his beloved city to readers throughout the world.