Lumbay NG Dila
Lumbay NG Dila
Lumbay NG Dila
Author’s Background
Introduction of the Story
Setting
Characters
Summary
Lesson
Theme
Author’s Background
Genevieve L. Asenjo
Is a Filipino Poet, fictionist,
novelist, translator and literary
scholar in Kinaray-a,
Hiligaynon and Filipino. Her
first novel Lumbay ng Dila
(C&E/DLSU, 2010) won the
national book award in 2011
for the Juan C. Laya Prize for
excellence in Fiction in a
Philippine language.
In 2012, Asenjo is a Honorary Writing Fellow at the
International Writing Program (IWP) of the University
of lowa. In 2009, she enjoyed six months in Seoul as
Overseas Writing Fellow sponsored by the Ministry of
Culture and Tourism of South Korea. Asenjo is an
associate Professor at De La Salle University in Manila.
In 2010, she founded Balay Sugidanun (The House of
Storytelling).
Introduction of the Story
Leandro Lopez - is the father of Sadyah and the husband of Teresa. During
his days as a commander in the NPA, he was called Kumander Pusa. Pusa is
the Tagalog word for cat and he was given this name because of his ability
to escape death in many dangerous situation.6
Teresa Lopez - is the mother of Sadyah and the wife of Leandro.
During her days as a commander in the NPA, she was called
Kumander Rafflesia. Rafflesia is a kind of parasitic flower mainly
found in southeast Asia.
Stephen Chua is Sadyah's first lover in the novel. She meets him online
but they eventually decide to meet in person. Their relationship was
more sexual than emotional, both of them seemingly detached from
each other.