The Last Traces of Hope - Paperback

by N. Madera Aguilar (Author)

The Last Traces of Hope is a novel about the Mideast turmoil and how it affected the lives of those who were trapped in the 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. A ship manned by Filipino crew members was docked in the international port of Kuwait on August 2, 1990 when the incursion transpired. This book tells what happened when the vessel was about to sail and after it did.

Author Biography

The author, 59 years of age, now resides in Iloilo City, Philippines, where he is a member of the Sumakwelan, an organization of vernacular writers from the Western Visayan region and portions of Mindanao Island in the Philippines. His works include several titles in non-fiction and some in fiction and poetry. He has been engaged in vernacular writing in his country since he was a teen-ager. He is currently working on the translation of his literary works into the English language. He assures his readers, however, of his earnest efforts in seeing to it that nothing is missed in the course of the translation.