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Book Review: A Swiss Myth’s Pinoy incarnation

Book Review: A Swiss Myth’s Pinoy incarnation

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Mar 14, 2017
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It is an unfamiliar bond, but the largely hidden one between the Philippines and Switzerland is being celebrated anew. The Philippine national hero paid a compliment to the, albeit mythical, Swiss one. Now the compliment has been returned with a prize-winning novel by a Swiss about the Philippine hero.

Jose Rizal is primarily remembered as the fount of m…

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