Marcelino “Marcel” M. Navarra

Name: Marcelino M. Navarra
Pseudonym(s): Marcel Navarra
Date of Birth: June 2, 1914
Place of Birth: Tuyom, Carcar, Cebu

BIOGRAPHY

The career of Carcar native Marcelino Navarra, “Father of the Modern Cebuano Short Story,” covered three decades of active writing. He wrote poems and short stories with his pen name Marcel Navarra. He also worked with Bisaya, Republic News, and Bulak. “Tungod sa Kayagang,” his first story, appeared in Nasud in 1931. His best-known story “Ug Gianod Ako” is a prizewinner of Bisaya’s literary contest. Among his influences were O. Henry, Guy de Maupassant, Ernest Hemingway, and Anton Chekhov. He lived from June 2, 1914 to March 28, 1984.

WORKS

Short Stories

• “Iyang Kitara” (Bag-ong Kusog XVII: 25 October 21, 1932 p. 5)
• “Panimalus (Bag-ong Kusog XIX:1 May 4, 1934 p. 8)
• “Sulat nga Binuksan” (Bag-ong Kusog XX: 4 May 24 1935 p. 18)
• “Tawo sa Ilawom sa Sotana” (Bag-ong Kusog XXI: 1 May 8, 1936 p. 9)

Poetry

• “Coloriana” (Bag-ong Kusog XVII: 27 November 4, 1932p. 34)
•  “Kaadlawon” (Bag-ong Kusog XVII: 12 July 22, 1932 p. 34)
•  “Kanimo Presing” (Bag-ong Kusog XVI: 37 January 8, 1932 p. 34)
•  “Mangatapus Na!” (Bag-ong Kusog XVII: 9 July 1, 1932 p. 34)
• “Naghulat” (Bag-ong Kusog XVI: 18 September 4, 1931 p. 34)
• “Nagsilag” (Bag-ong Kusog XVI: 16 August 14, 1931 p. 25)
•  “Pagbuut sa Langit” (Bag-ong Kusog XVI: 42 February 12, 1932 p. 34)

 

Category: Online Archive, Pre-War Writers