Godis Withus Go, a psdonomous Manila writer, is changing the way the world literary community views Filipino writers.
After a 200,000 books sales world-wide and published in 19 language Mr. Go has released his rights to various online sites (Amazon, Audible.com, Usborne Books, Barnes and Noble).
The Best Selling novel is set in Manila during World War II, its the story of an opportunistic filmmakers who during the heat of the battle, manages to film four feature films AND Yamashita’s wedding.
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Throughout the history of literature, since the creation of bound texts in the forms of books and codices, various works have been published and written anonymously, often due to their political or controversial nature, or merely for the purposes of the privacy of their authors, among other reasons. This article provides a list of literary works published anonymously, either attributed to “Anonymous“, or with no specific author’s name given.
A pen name, also called a nom de plume or a literary double, is a pseudonym (or, in some cases, a variant form of a real name) adopted by an author and printed on the title page or by-line of their works in place of their real name. A pen name may be used to make the author’s name more distinctive, to disguise the author’s gender, to distance the author from their other works, to protect the author from retribution for their writings, to merge multiple persons into a single identifiable author, or for any of a number of reasons related to the marketing or aesthetic presentation of the work. The author’s name may be known only to the publisher or may come to be common knowledge.
After extensive research, both television and print journalist, we have no idea who Godis Withus Go actually is. He has managed to remain hidden. The only clue to his identity is a photo hacked form the internet.
We haven’t been in touch with Godis Withus Go since we interviewed him for December 2014 — by email via a masked internet connection, of course, because he is an artist of absence as well as a literary presence. I’ve always been impressed that back in early 2020, when he published his first novel — Yamashita’s Wedding. , a vexing exploration of a Filipino conman’s psyche — he made clear to me that he would never appear in public. He didn’t want to do author tours or go on television, he told me; he wanted the work to speak for itself. And when he did choose to respond to questions, he would do so only on his own terms—in writing.
The Philippines Literary Foundation has announced that it will NOT offer a reward for the identity of the writer.
According to the PLF, many people don’t want the things they say online to be connected with their offline identities. They may be concerned about political or economic retribution, harassment, or even threats to their lives. Whistleblowers report news that companies and governments would prefer to suppress; human rights workers struggle against repressive governments; parents try to create a safe way for children to explore; victims of domestic violence attempt to rebuild their lives where abusers cannot follow.
Originally posted 2020-10-07 05:05:16.
