Tagalog romance novels, sometimes collectively referred to as Tagalog pocketbooks, Tagalog paperbacks, Tagalog romance paperbacks, Tagalog romance pocketbooks, Philippine romance novels, Filipino romance novels, Pinoy pocketbooks, Tagalog popular novels, or Tagalog popular romance literature are commercialized novels published in or format published in the or the in the Philippines. Unlike the formal or genre, these popular romance novels were written, as described by Dominador Buhain in the book A History of Publishing in the Philippines as a form of traditional or conventional romance stories of 'rich boy meets poor girl or vice versa who go through a series of obstacles and finally end up in each other's arms'. Contents. Description According to Tatin Yang in the article Romansang: A day with Tagalog romance novels, Tagalog romance paperbacks were thin Philippine versions of books that could be found at the bottom shelves of the romance section of, wrapped and bound with that are decorated with -styled illustrations, such as 'a barrio landscape with a badly dressed guy and girl locked in an embrace'.
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As a form of ' and 'commercial literature', Tagalog romance novels generally follow a 'strict romance formula', meaning the narratives have happy endings (a factor influencing the salability of the novel), the protagonists are wealthy, good-looking, smart, and characters that cannot die. Normally, the hero or heroine of the story falls in love and 'goes crazy' over the admired person. However, later authors of Tagalog romance novels deviated from portraying so-called 'damsel-in-distress and knight-in-shining-armor characters'. Contemporary writers also turned away from writing 'rags-to-riches plots'.
The stereotypical norm had been replaced by the incorporation of storylines with 'interesting scenes, characters who are ready to face challenges or to sacrifice themselves for the benefit of other people, dialogues, and new angles to old plots'. Authors such as, who used the pen names and, ventured into the fantasy romance genre, and into topics that are related to, syndicates, and programs. Apart from writing about ideal lovers (men and women) and ideal situations, other novelists wrote about true-to-life settings, or at least based the stories from personal experiences. Thus, Tagalog romance novels came to mirror or replicate the 'roles that women and men play' in Philippine society.
The Tagalog novels in pocketbook or paperback format became the contemporary equivalent of the serial novels that appeared on the pages of magazine novels and the illustrated novels of such as the Tagalog Komiks. A regular Tagalog-language romance pocketbook is composed of around 120 pages, with a dimension of 10 by 16 centimetres (3.9 in × 6.3 in), giving the book the its characteristic portability, light-weight, and easy to pass on to other readers. The current price per book ranges from 39.50 to PHP 54.50.
The price of the pocketbook is dependent on the date of publication or the release date. History Among the possible inspirations of publishing Tagalog romance paperback novels were the and love story pocketbooks.
The actual idea of publishing Tagalog romance paperbacks in the Philippines was conceptualized by Benjie Ocampo, the proprietor of Books for Pleasure, Inc., the company that carried the English-language pocketbooks line in the country. Ocampo thought about the concept of selling Filipino romance novels in book format in 1983. In 1984, Ocampo's company published the Tagalog-language Valentine Romances line with a preliminary release of 5,000 copies. Although discontinued temporarily due to distribution-related issues, the publication of Valentine Romances was resumed after one year. The sales of the pocketbooks increased from 8,000 copies within a 3- to 4-month period to 10,000 copies over a period of 2 to 3 months, including provincial sales. In 1990, Anvil Publishing, the sister company of Books for Pleasure, targeted the readers by publishing Pinoy Suspense, a pocketbook line that featured 'original Filipino paperback thrillers'. Later on, after eight months of producing Pinoy Suspense pocketbooks, Anvil Publishing released its own Tagalog-language paperback romance novels that were geared towards readers.
Although Books for Pleasure, Inc. Closed down in 2002, other publishing companies came to produce Tagalog-language paperbacks. Among the contemporary and most popular Tagalog romance novel brands released in the Philippine books market was the Precious Heart Romance (PHR) line, a Tagalog pocketbook brand name published by the Precious Pages Corporation since 1992. Other Tagalog paperbrands include Love Match. Authorship Most of the writers for Tagalog pocketbooks are females. However there are also male novelists.
In this case, there were publishers who required male contributors to use female pseudonyms because of the belief that female readers prefer female authors, and that women know other women better than men. Among the first Tagalog pocketbook writers were (also known as Edgardo Reyes),Helen Meriz, gilda Olvidado, Ma. Elena cruz, Joi Barrios, Rosalie Matilac, Leo del Rogierro, Crisostomo Papa, Ernie Bueno, and Rosario Cruz Lucero. Apart from Maria Teresa Cruz San Diego (as Maia Jose or Tisha Nicole), other contemporary Tagalog pocketbook novelists were (pen name of Armine Rhea Mendoza), Martha Cecilia (Maribeth Dela Cruz in real life) Apple Masallo, and Paul Sevilla. Readership Readers of Philippine comics, the popular literature in the Philippines from the early 1900s through the 1990s, moved into reading inexpensively priced Philippine romance novels. In terms of sales, Tagalog pocket romance books were winning over the Philippine comics industry.
Among the readers of Tagalog-language paperbacks, apart from the local followers in the Philippines, are workers, such as the female in. There are more female readers than males, and the female audience of Tagalog pocketbooks include young women and teenagers. Other readers set up a collection of Tagalog pocketbooks that they rent to other paperback enthusiasts for a designated fee. Challenges The problems of publishing Tagalog romance novels included the issue of copyright violation. Among the methods used for infringing original pocketbooks were through scanning copies, changing the book covers, changing the titles, and changing the names of the authors. Film adaptation Tagalog pocketbooks novels had been adapted into film and television.
An example of a Tagalog romance novel that was adapted into television was 's (under the pen name ) Kristine, which is labelled as the 'most successful series in Philippine romance pocketbook history'. Significance Together with the airing of Tagalog-language television shows and films, the publication of romance pocketbooks in Tagalog helped to further establish it as the (over one hundred with English and Tagalog being the only official state tongues). The books have been particularly popular with younger Filipinos, in part due to the 'oral and contemporary' character of the language used in writing the novels. Modern Tagalog pocketbooks nowadays are rarely being used. Some of the alternatives of such are short stories posted in the internet and social media sites. See also.
References. ^ Buhain, Dominador. Yang, Tatin. , Philippine Daily Inquirer, 12 June 2010. ^ Yap, Aby., Lifestyle, Planet Philippines, 14 September 2010.
^ , Kultura, Filipino Globe, page 24, February 2008. ^, BusinessWorld (Philippines), 7 June 2000. 3 September 2011 at the. Flores, Emil M., Comics Crash A Survey of Filipino Comics and its Quest for Cultural Legitimacy, Criticism, Quote: '.Currently, the komiks seem to be losing to the pocket romance books in terms of sales.' ., What A Translator Needs to Know About the Intended Readers, Natural and Idiomatic Tagalog versus Wooden, Unnatural Speech, Quote: '.Escapist literature such as short Tagalog romance novels are sometimes rented out for a small fee.' ., Quote: '.About: Kristine is the most successful series in Philippine romance pocketbook history with over 50 books in its library and new volumes still on the way. Penned by well-loved romance novel writer, Martha Cecilia, Kristine now moves to epic story of love and family to television.'
Retrieved on 1 June 2011. External links. by Vicky Eleen (sample Tagalog romance novel online)., online novels., Filipino love stories and romance novels made in the Philippines., The leading source of online Pinoy stories., an alternative to the Tagalog pocketbooks.
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