How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife

May 4, 2017 | Author: Edeson Xyviel A. Beredo | Category: N/A
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(By:Manuel E. Arguilla)

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Manuel Estabillo Arguilla (1911 ʹ 1944) was an Ilokano writer in English. He is known for his widely anthologized short story "How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife," the main story in the collection "How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife and Other Short Stories" which won first prize in the Commonwealth Literary Contest in 1940.

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Synopsis: ð Baldo and his older brother Leon were both waiting for the arrival of their visitor riding the carretela. Seeing his brother's wife, Baldo was easily taken away by the beauty of the woman from city as he narrates their journey to Nagrebcan. The idea of meeting with Leon's parents for the first time made Maria a bit anxious. But along their way home, Maria discovered the peculiarities of the life in Nagrebcan as opposed to their life in the city where she met and fell in love with Leon.

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