Remembering NVM Nestor Vicente Madali (NVM) Gonzalez was a towering figure in Philippine literature, speaking not only for Filipinos who wrote in English but for all Filipinos -- especially those rendered inarticulate by literacy convention. When he died in 1999, after having received due if belated recognition by his country as a National Artist for Literature... more », NVM left a void in the hearts and minds of many -- not just his contemporaries and friends, but a new generation of young Filipino writers with whom he had established a deep personal bond. As editor Jose Dalisay Jr. Says, "Many great writers are read, and a few are loved; this man was both." This book is a testament to that man, and to that love.« less