Singkwentang bata ang ginagabayan ng teacher, singkwentang pag-asa ng bayan. Ilang taon matapos matuto maglakad ang bata, ipinapasok na ito sa eskuwelahan at iniiwan sa pangangalaga ng teacher. Palagay ko, ang pagtuturo na ang pinakasagradong trabaho sa mundo. Kaya siguro namigay ng konsyensya ang Diyos, alam Niyang hindi sa lahat ng oras e gumagana ang utak ng tao. May utak naman ako, pero pinili kong maging bobo. But that is not to say that the book is simply a collection of inane anecdotes. “Aba, nakakabasa na pala ako?” Ingenious, right? Here’s another one, try reading this on your own. Any Filipino who grew up on the original 20 letters of the ABAKADA will be able to read it. Written entirely in conversant or street Filipino with the inevitable Taglish, this autobiography is an easy and comfortable read. The book chronicles his passage from childhood to adulthood, more specifically his experiences in different levels of schooling. Here’s the rub: string the three words together and what have you got? Bobongpinoy, which translates to The Dumb Pinoy. His defunct official website was named Bob Ong Pinoy, which marked him as a staunch lover of everything Pinoy. He is Bob Ong-not his real name-the most unusual best-selling Filipino author you’ve never met.īob Ong writes in Filipino. The Sunday Inquirer Magazine has this to say of him:ĬONSIDER him the mass-market mystery man, a publishing phenomenon whose blockbuster book sales are equaled only by the anonymity he maintains. His five books combined have sold almost a quarter of a million copies.

Hiding under the pseudonym, he has amassed an avid and fiercely loyal fan base in the literary world of Manila. Nobody, except for his agent, knows who he is. How about if you throw in a cloak of mystery, not of the book now but of the author? Bob Ong is one such marketing marvel.

What makes a bestseller? Of course, it helps if the author has built a name for himself, has a good-sized faithful following, a good story (but of course), excellent marketing, good reviews, and so on.

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