Multi-awarded historian, columnist, professor
and author, Ambeth Ocampo, best known for his writings on Jose
Rizal is Powerbooks' Filipino author of the month for June.
Born in Manila in 1961, Ocampo took his
primary, secondary and tertiary education at the Ateneo de
Manila University and obtained a BA and an MA in Philippine
Studies from De La Salle University. In 1990, he compiled his
earliest columns into two books: Looking Back and Rizal Without
the Overcoat.
The books made the new generation better
understand the Philippines' national hero, and made the study
and reading of Rizal a joy, instead of a burden. Ocampo has
written 11 more books including the following: Meaning and
History: The Rizal Lectures and Bones of Contention: The
Bonifacio Lectures, both published in 2001.
Catch Ocampo as he paints Jose Rizal in a
whole new light with a discussion about his book Rizal Without
the Overcoat at Powerbooks Greenbelt at 6 p.m. today.
Powerbooks Specialty Store is a complete specialty bookstore
with branches at Greenbelt 4, Megamall, Alabang Town Center,
Glorietta 3, Shangri-La, Robinson's Place Ermita, Mall of Asia,
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